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Grave Concerns

Grave Concerns

Written by: End in Mind Project
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Preparing people for their inevitable end. What to think about if you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a life limiting illness.

Cathy Wurzer, with the End in Mind Project, talks with experts so you can have some peace of mind about an end-of-life journey.

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Episodes
  • Who'll Speak for You? Health Care Directives 101

    Who'll Speak for You? Health Care Directives 101
    Feb 25 2026

    If you have a bad accident and are in a coma, or maybe you're coming close to the end of your life, do you think your medical team would know what kind of care you'd like if you couldn't speak for yourself?

    There's a written form called a health care directive that outlines the kind of care you want and don't want if you're not able to make your own medical decisions.

    What's the philosophy behind these legal documents? In this episode, we'll talk with one of the country's foremost experts in advance care planning, Dr. Bud Hammes, who was the force behind Gunderson Health System's "Respecting Choices" program.

    Also joining us, Dr. Nneka Sederstrom, the former Chief Health Equity Officer at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis Minnesota and co-founder of UzObi, an advance care planning tech company.
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    51 mins
  • Momento Mori/Carpe Diem (Yeah we’ll die, so let’s live now!)

    Momento Mori/Carpe Diem (Yeah we’ll die, so let’s live now!)
    Feb 16 2026

    Our first episode is a deep conversation with a woman who was told to prepare to die as cancer riddled her body, but Deanna Thompson is still here, still living as vibrantly as possible alongside the cancer that remains at bay.

    Thompson is a retired professor of religion at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. (Deanna A. Thompson | Home is her website!)


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    45 mins
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