{"product_id":"9780816697335-we-know-how-this-ends","title":"We Know How This Ends","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiving While Dying\u003cbr\u003eWritten with wisdom, genuine humor, anddowntoearth observations,  We Know How This Ends  is far more than amemoir about life with ALS. It is a dignified, courageous, and unflinching lookat how acceptance of loss and inevitable death can lead us all to a moremeaningful and fulfilling life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNautilus Book Awards - Silver Award Winner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2010 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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 and insights offered in \u003ci\u003eWe Know How This Ends\u003c\/i\u003e reveal this daily reality and inspire a way forward for anyone who has suffered major loss and for anyone who surely will. Rather than wallowing in sadness and bitterness, anger and denial, Kramer accepted the crushing diagnosis. The educator and musician recognized that if he wanted a meaningful life, then embracing his imminent death was his only viable option. His decision was the foundation for profound, personal reflection and growth, even as his body weakened, and inspired him to share the lessons he was learning from ALS about how to live as fully as possible, even in the midst of devastating grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with wisdom, genuine humor, and down-to-earth observations, \u003ci\u003eWe Know How This Ends\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40823508664417,"sku":"9780816697335","price":18.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27201919.jpg?v=1721567536","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780816697335-we-know-how-this-ends","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}