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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking the rise of a deadly, treatment-resistant fungus that’s causing outbreaks in a growing number of health care facilities across the United States. Learn about what this is and what the threat is to immune-compromised individuals. 

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Do the dynamics of a romantic relationship change when you have to take care of the one you love?  Michael Porter talks about how he had to learn how to let the relationship with his wife change in the ways that it needed to.  Michael is in the second of our series of interviews about caring for a spouse with dementing illness. 

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How do you tell a someone with dementia that a loved one died? Learn tips on how and what to share, what to expect, and how to help them process it.

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What does it take to be a caregiver for a partner with dementia?

As we head into our 4th season of Everyone Dies, we are beginning a series about caregiving for people diagnosed with a dementing illness. There are many aspects to this caregiving role, not the least of which are the many years and intensity of caregiving required. The loss of role as spouse or child, the intensity of the around the clock care, the loneliness of the work…all requires a commitment and strength that we may not think we have.  This week we talk with Michael Porter about his experiences caring for his wife for 12 years with Huntington’s Disease.

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 What can the seasons teach us about grief? 

 We all are grieving something, and winter just seems like the perfect time to do that. Folk wisdom tells us that the sharpest phase of grief must be weathered for a full year and a day, and this prescript seems strangely accurate, as though loss must be carried through all four seasons before its weight begins to lighten and life goes on. Each of the losses we carry begin to add up and the weight of grief’s burden can become too much. Our bodies become exhausted carrying the grief around with us.

Listen to Marianne share mythology and traditions as well as nature's own rhythm and what is has to teach us: 

Grief will pass. Winter will pass. The months, the seasons, the world will turn. We relearn joy throughout our lives. The land lifts and sustains us.

And spring has sprung. 

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How do we diagnose and support patients with FTD?

When Bruce Willis’ family put out a statement about his diagnosis with Frontotemporal dementia, we thought it would be a good time to talk about this disease. It is a complicated disease, so we divided our chat about this illness into two podcasts. This week we talk about the management of frontotemporal dementia and ways you can help your loved one.

In this Episode:
01:19 - Martina McBride's Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
02:26 - Life Beyond the Groove: Embedding Cremains in Vinyl Records
05:58 - FTD Diagnosis and Management
31:27 - "You Don't Just Lose Someone Once"

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Learn about the Disease Affecting Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis’ family put out a statement about his diagnosis with Frontotemporal dementia we thought it would be a good time to talk about this disease. It is a complicated disease, so we divided our chat about this illness into two podcasts. This week we will talk about what frontotemporal dementia does to the body and next week we will explore management of it.

In this Episode:
02:28 - Aboriginal Death Customs
06:30 - Recipe of the Week, Anzac Biscuits
08:14 - Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
25:11 - Nick Cave and the Red Hand Files
28:56 - Outro

Please return next week for Part 2 in this series.

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Brain fog can be caused by many things and affect people at any age. Listen to this episode to learn more about what causes brain fog and how to survive it.

In this Episode:

• 02:05 - London Fog Vanilla Bean Shortbread
• 03:07 - An article by Sara Harrison called “My Grandfather’s Death Party Was a Final Gift to His Family”
• 10:50 - Brain Fog
• 30:36 - Epitaph by Merritt Malloy

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Should someone ever die alone? Being with someone when they die can be a very spiritual experience for many people. For others, it just feels like the right thing to do. Learn what you can do to be with someone during their last moments of living.

In this episode:

• 01:02 – Recipe of the week, Smoked Salmon Dip
• 03:16 – The Charitable Brothers of Saint Eloi
• 07:07 – No One Dies Alone – how you can make a difference
• 17:15 – Flash Mob Funeral
• 22:20 – Outro, with Emily Dickenson’s “Going to Heaven!”

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We interview BJ Miller, author, TED speaker and President and Counselor at Mettle Health - the first of its kind for anyone confronting illness, disability, aging, or death.  While you can’t change diagnosis, you can change the way you navigate it.

In this episode:

• 01:24 - How the Turkey earthquake has modified traditional Muslim burials
• 07:47 - Interview with Dr. Miller - Why are services at Mettle Health needed today?
• 22:02 - Outro

Who is BJ Miller?

Dr. Miller is a physician who has dedicated his career to moving healthcare towards a human-centered approach, on a policy as well as a personal level. Led by his own experiences as a patient, BJ advocates for the roles of our senses, community, and presence in designing a better ending. His interests are in working across disciplines to affect broad-based culture change, cultivating a civic model for aging, and dying and furthering the message that suffering and dying are fundamental and intrinsic aspects of life.

BJ has a tremendous backstory - be sure to visit our website for videos and links that will certainly inspire you!

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