Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

ALS & MAiD // Bipolar Disorder & Cannabis Addiction


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He was ordering food in a drive-thru and all of a sudden he couldn't remember how to say "lettuce". That's where Glenn Grant's ALS journey started just a few years ago. Twenty-seven months after his diagnosis, on November 19, 2024, Glenn chose Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). 

3:40 | Willy Grant explains why she and "The Husband" Glenn chose to make their ALS journey so public on social media, and tells us what it was like going through the MAiD process.

WILLY'S GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-support-the-grant-family-in-their-time-of-loss

38:40 | A firefighter calendar is always a popular stocking stuffer. A JASPER Firefighter calendar is the PERFECT stocking stuffer! We've got details on the initiative raising essential funds to support individuals in Jasper experiencing trauma and tragedy in times of crisis. #MyJasper Memories is presented weekly on Real Talk by our friends at Tourism Jasper. 

ORDER A FIREFIGHTER CALENDAR: https://www.crisisteamsociety.ca/calendar

BOOK YOUR JASPER HOLIDAY GETAWAY: https://www.jasper.travel/

42:00 | Singer-songwriter Matt Masters tells us about losing all his hair all at once, being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, quitting cannabis after 30 years, and releasing a book and an album in the same year. 

CHECK OUT MATT'S ALBUM & BOOK: https://www.mattmasters.ca/

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