Living While Dying: An ALS Story

By Minnesota Public RadioScience Medicine Health & Fitness

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July 27, 2016 Songwriter finds inspiration in MPR series on Bruce Kramer
Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Anna Schulze was so touched by the "Living While Dying" series that she wrote "Don't You Fade Away," featured on her new album "Pickford Market."
8 min
April 08, 2016 31. Saying goodbye
As Bruce Kramer's life nears its end, friends and family gather at his bedside to say goodbye. Cathy Wurzer shares her thoughts on the experience.
14 min
March 11, 2016 30. Tipping point
As ALS continues to diminish his physical capacity, Bruce Kramer considers when his condition will reach a tipping point. Bruce and his wife Ev rethink Bruce's end of life directives.
17 min
January 22, 2016 29. A love story
Bruce Kramer and his wife Ev Emerson discuss how they fell in love and how their relationship evolved through marriage and ALS.
15 min
January 08, 2016 28. Honesty
The choir that he once directed visits Bruce Kramer's home at Christmas. He appreciates the frank and honest conversations he can have with friends and family as the end of his life approaches.
10 min
December 24, 2015 27. Focus
Bruce Kramer says ALS helped him focus on what is important in life: love and relationships. He also talks about a device he's been using that helps him breathe and the decision to enter hospice.
25 min
December 11, 2015 26. Leadership
Bruce Kramer taught leadership ethics at the University of St. Thomas. He talked to students about how his training as a leader helped him adjust to life with ALS.
9 min
December 04, 2015 25. Being tested
Bruce Kramer is tired of having the progression of his ALS measured with a number. He has embraced living in the moment.
19 min
November 25, 2015 24. Prepared for ALS
Bruce Kramer tells us that during his childhood, his mother was frequently ill and in the hospital. He says that experience helped prepare him to deal with ALS.
10 min
November 20, 2015 23. The stress of caregiving
Bruce Kramer and his wife Ev Emerson discuss how their relationship has evolved as she has taken on the role of caregiver.
12 min

About Living While Dying: An ALS Story

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Bruce Kramer lived a remarkably rich life because of – not despite – an incurable, always fatal disease: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was diagnosed with ALS December 6,…