Biography eric eskola illness

Eric Eskola began his journalism career in college working as a film librarian at KDAL Radio and TV in Duluth, Minnesota.
He was blogging about his diagnosis of ALS, a progressive, neurodegenerative disease.
Longtime hosts Cathy Wurzer and Eric Eskola will introduce guests, as they do every Friday night, as well as weather with Paul Douglas, state Capitol news.

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Barbara E Bierer, MD

Faculty Director, MRCT Center; Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School, United States

Barbara Bierer, M.D., a hematologist-oncologist, is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). Dr. Bierer co-founded and now leads the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of BWH and Harvard (MRCT Center, www.mrctcenter.org), a collaborative effort to improve standards for the planning, conduct, and regulatory environment of international clinical trials. She is the Director of the Regulatory Foundations, Ethics, and the Law at the Harvard Catalyst (https://catalyst.harvard.edu) and Director of Regulatory Policy for SMART IRB (www.SMARTIRB.org). She currently serves on the BODs of Management Sciences for Health, Edward P. Evans Foundation, and Vivli.

Gabriele Breda, PhD

Research & Innovation Director
ProductLife Group, France

Gabrièle Breda is the Director of Research & Innovation at ProductLife Group (PLG). Graduated from Ecole Normale Sup&#

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Berman, Hyman (1925–2015)

Hyman Berman was a University of Minnesota history professor and a popular public historian known widely for his contributions to the Almanac public affairs program on Twin Cities PBS. Although his earliest scholarship focused on labor history, upon arriving in Minnesota in 1961 Berman wrote extensively about Minnesota’s immigrant history, the state’s political parties, and the Jewish experience in Minnesota.

The son of Polish, Jewish immigrants, Hyman Berman was born on February 20, 1925, in New York, and spoke Yiddish almost exclusively until he was five years old. His father, David, was a labor activist in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union. David was kicked out of the union for his criticism of its leadership. Berman’s mother, Yetta, identified herself as being even more left-wing than her husband.

As a child, Berman was influenced by Communist Party-affiliated organizations, most notably Camp Kinderland, a summer camp for the children of socialist-leaning parents. Berman eventually became a counselor at the camp, a stint that earned him a

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Minnesota Public Radio's Cathy Wurzer talks about life, death and Mountain Dew

At The Convenings and other public appearances associated with the book, you've encouraged people to get an advanced care directive so their wishes are known at the end of life. Do you practice what you preach?

I've seen people who are so grateful when they've had these deep conversations and then are prepared to carry out their loved one's wishes. We all need to do that.

I just finished my care directive, and the attorney who drew it up said it was one of the most precise ones that he had done. What I came up with was pretty clear. I don't want to be kept alive by artificial means if all hope is gone. After I die, I want a big party with Hawaiian music and classic country and champagne and good food.

Q. People often tell broadcasters, "I feel like I know you." What do you think when you hear that?

A. More than once, someone said they shower with me every morning. [Laughs.]

Really, I'm a very private person, I'm reserved. We are a society that shares a