Episode 73: Paul Calandrino

December 08, 2025 00:38:00
Episode 73: Paul Calandrino
Living with dying
Episode 73: Paul Calandrino

Dec 08 2025 | 00:38:00

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Show Notes

Paul Calandrino's wife - novelist Cai Emmons - decided to end her life once the devastating disease ALS took its hold.  They live in Oregon so she was able to choose when to die.  And she wanted a record of her decline and death - so they made a documentary about it called Vanishing - A Love Story.  He tells us more here:

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