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Bruce H. Kramer - We Know How This Ends: Living while Dying - 9780816697335 - V9780816697335
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We Know How This Ends: Living while Dying

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Description for We Know How This Ends: Living while Dying Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; JFFH; MBD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 367.

Nautilus Book Awards — Silver Award Winner

2010 had been a very good year for Bruce H. Kramer. But what began as a floppy foot and leg weakness led to a shattering diagnosis: he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS is a cruel, unrelenting neurodegenerative disease in which the body’s muscles slowly weaken, including those used to move, swallow, talk, and ultimately breathe. There is no cure: ALS is a death sentence.

When death is a constant companion, sitting too closely beside you at the dinner table, coloring your thoughts and feelings and words, your outlook on life is utterly transformed. The perspective ... Read more

At the time Kramer was diagnosed, broadcast journalist Cathy Wurzer was struggling with her own losses, especially her father’s slow descent into the bewildering world of dementia. Mutual friends put this unlikely pair—journalist and educator—together, and the serendipitous result has been a series of remarkable broadcast conversations, a deep friendship, and now this book.

Written with wisdom, genuine humor, and down-to-earth observations, We Know How This Ends is far more than a memoir. It is a dignified, courageous, and unflinching look at how acceptance of loss and inevitable death can lead us all to a more meaningful and fulfilling life.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816697335
SKU
V9780816697335
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-15

About Bruce H. Kramer
Bruce H. Kramer (1956–2015) was dean of the College of Education, Leadership, and Counseling at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He created The Dis Ease Diary, a popular blog about life with ALS. The host of Minnesota Public Radio’s flagship news program Morning Edition, Cathy Wurzer has been broadcasting conversations with Bruce H. Kramer about his ALS ... Read more

Reviews for We Know How This Ends: Living while Dying
"Security and immortality are both superstitions; the best we can do is make an adventure of our lives. In this exquisite book, Bruce H. Kramer finds adventure in the most unlikely of places: the death sentence that is ALS. We Know How This Ends is a moving tale that teaches us more about living well than any self-help book ever ... Read more

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