In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons

We continue our 'Start The Conversation' series by talking about what it means to deal with the death of a child.

We continue our 'Start The Conversation' series by talking about what it means to deal with the death of a child.

Since announcing his run for governor in April, J.B. Pritzker has seen both good and bad news for his campaign. The bad news came when he was forced to defend his conversations with former governor Rod Blagojevich, which came to light in a Chicago Tribune investigation.  A week later, some very good news: The state’s largest public employee union, the AFL-CIO, made an early endorsement of Pritzker. Morning Shift talks to J.B. Pritzker about why he wants to be governor.

While many people work to avoid a conversation about death, others choose to be surrounded by it every day.  Maggie McMeekin is a Resource Nurse at a JourneyCare in-patient hospice clinic in the northwest suburbs. Morning Shift spends a day on the job with McMeekin to better understand her reality. We also hear from Dr. Jalal Baig, who spends his day working to heal, treat and save. Baig is a Hematology and Oncology Fellow at University of Illinois-Chicago.

Since announcing his run for governor in April, J.B. Pritzker has seen both good and bad news for his campaign. The bad news came when he was forced to defend his conversations with former governor Rod Blagojevich, which came to light in a Chicago Tribune investigation.  A week later, some very good news: The state’s largest public employee union, the AFL-CIO, made an early endorsement of Pritzker. Morning Shift talks to J.B. Pritzker about why he wants to be governor.

While many people work to avoid a conversation about death, others choose to be surrounded by it every day.  Maggie McMeekin is a Resource Nurse at a JourneyCare in-patient hospice clinic in the northwest suburbs. Morning Shift spends a day on the job with McMeekin to better understand her reality. We also hear from Dr. Jalal Baig, who spends his day working to heal, treat and save. Baig is a Hematology and Oncology Fellow at University of Illinois-Chicago.

When journalist Randi Belisomo was thrown into the role of caregiver for her husband, she learned neither of them were prepared to have end of life conversations.  Belisomo used that experience to make sure others weren’t caught off guard while watching their loved ones die. She teamed up with Carlos’ oncologist, Dr. Mary Mulcahy, and founded Life Matters Media.

Democratic candidate for Governor Bob Daiber hails from Madison County in downstate Illinois. As a school superintendent there, he oversees school districts that serve roughly 48,000 students. In a race that includes two billionaires and and a multimillionaire, Daiber believes his status as a regular, hardworking guy makes him uniquely suited to carry downstate Illinois and the state as a whole. Morning Shift talks to Bob Daiber about why he wants to be governor, where he stands on the issues and what type of change he would like to bring to state government.

When journalist Randi Belisomo was thrown into the role of caregiver for her husband, she learned neither of them were prepared to have end of life conversations.  Belisomo used that experience to make sure others weren’t caught off guard while watching their loved ones die. She teamed up with Carlos’ oncologist, Dr. Mary Mulcahy, and founded Life Matters Media.

Democratic candidate for Governor Bob Daiber hails from Madison County in downstate Illinois. As a school superintendent there, he oversees school districts that serve roughly 48,000 students. In a race that includes two billionaires and and a multimillionaire, Daiber believes his status as a regular, hardworking guy makes him uniquely suited to carry downstate Illinois and the state as a whole. Morning Shift talks to Bob Daiber about why he wants to be governor, where he stands on the issues and what type of change he would like to bring to state government.