#dead
#dead
Amy Wright & Co.

#dead

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a conversation about life + death

Death is as sacred a time as birth,
but nothing is sacred on this podcast!

Whether you're blindsided by loss or are anticipating death, grief is brutal. It's our memories and moments of joy through tears that keep us going. On #dead, our guests share stories of hope. We discuss our heartbreaking and hilarious experiences at end of life, answer questions we wish we had known to ask, and laugh really hard in the hopes of giving others permission to do the same.
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Hospice
10 March 2022

Hospice

Hospice can be a scary word.It’s less scary when it’s a conversation between friends who are sharing brandy old fashioned recipes, discussing Nespresso as self care, and musing about how a “stalking” created a lifelong bond.In this episode of #dead, Jennifer Prescott, RN, MSN, CDP shares the experiences that led her to craft a career and build businesses rooted in her passion for caring for older...
Terminal
20 January 2022

Terminal

Amy Ackley should have been dead three years ago.In 2014, she was 33, married with a young family, worked full time as a medical device sales rep and managed her horse farm and farrier business. Then, she was diagnosed with De Novo Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, with metastasis to her spine, chest wall, liver, pelvis & femur. Several years later, she was also diagnosed with brain cancer....
Legacy
08 January 2022

Legacy

Pete McMaster’s legacy is his children.In this episode of #dead, Kristian McMaster, the youngest of Pete’s three boys, shares how his family responded to Pete’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 2013. He details what it was like to make an international move with his young family in 2017 and what it took to stay close to his mom, brothers, and dad across an ocean and as Pete’s Alzheimer’s progressed....
Teddy
29 December 2021

Teddy

No one should know the pain of burying a child.Janet McGee does; in 2016, her 22-month old son, Teddy, tragically died in a furniture tip-over accident. In this episode of #dead, Janet shares stories from her career as a mortician - including embalming her own grandmother, what it was like being on "the other side of the table" as a grieving mother, and how Teddy's death catalyzed her advocacy...
Why?
30 November 2021

Why?

This episode of #dead starts at the beginning with "Why?"Why me?Why now?Why this podcast?
Introducing #dead: a conversation about life + death
30 November 2021

Introducing #dead: a conversation about life + death

Death is as sacred a time as birth, but nothing is sacred on this podcast! Whether you're blindsided by loss or are anticipating death, grief is brutal. It's our memories and moments of joy through tears that keep us going. On #dead, our guests share stories of hope. We discuss our heartbreaking and hilarious experiences at end of life, answer questions we wish we had known to ask, and laugh...