https://www.wuwm.com/death-and-dying-in-the-21st-century A Special Lake Effect SeriesLake Effect producer Stephanie Lecci explores issues surrounding death and dying in the 21st century.Lecci was inspired to research the topic after the loss of her own grandmother in hospice. Thanks to a scholarship from the Religion Newswriters Association, she then took the Control of Life and Death course at Alverno College.In this series, Lecci looks at the ethical and legal issues surrounding end-of-life care, caregiver stress, the importance of advanced directives, the growth of the palliative care movement and the difficulty in discussing death with children. en-US Copyright Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:43:11 GMT https://www.wuwm.com/health-science/2021-02-23/wisconsin-researcher-calculates-20-million-years-of-life-have-been-lost-to-covid-19 A Wisconsin researcher has taken on the grim task of looking at how many years, cumulatively, COVID-19 has cut from people's lives. The answer just for… Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:43:11 GMT https://www.wuwm.com/health-science/2021-02-23/wisconsin-researcher-calculates-20-million-years-of-life-have-been-lost-to-covid-19 Chuck Quirmbach https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2013-10-08/film-asks-how-would-you-like-to-live-at-the-end-of-your-life Death is universal, but so is the seeming reluctance to talk about it – but why?Two local filmmakers set out to explain Americans’ difficulty discussing… Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:02:40 GMT https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2013-10-08/film-asks-how-would-you-like-to-live-at-the-end-of-your-life https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2013-09-12/grieving-mom-honors-late-daughter-with-legacy-letters A few years ago on the show, we spoke with Shorewood writer Leah Dobkin about a new business she was launching called "Legacy Letters."She would help… Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:00:14 GMT https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2013-09-12/grieving-mom-honors-late-daughter-with-legacy-letters https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2013-08-29/how-to-write-the-letter-of-your-life There's a saying about death and one's possessions that goes "You can't take it with you."Well, that also applies to less tangible valuables - like your… Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:48:46 GMT https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2013-08-29/how-to-write-the-letter-of-your-life https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2013-06-17/book-offers-lessons-for-life-from-the-dying Last year, Lake Effect broadcast a series of conversations about death and dying in the modern world. It turns out, for most of us in the United States –… Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:17:51 GMT https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2013-06-17/book-offers-lessons-for-life-from-the-dying https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2013-02-08/film-asks-how-would-you-like-to-live-at-the-end-of-your-life Right about this time two years ago, the night before the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV, several hundred people in Oconomowoc were definitely not… Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:51:38 GMT https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2013-02-08/film-asks-how-would-you-like-to-live-at-the-end-of-your-life https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2012-10-06/conversation-project-facilitates-conversations-about-end-of-life-choices For the past two weeks, we've been running a series on issues related to death and dying. These are topics we as a society generally don't like to talk… Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:58:03 GMT https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2012-10-06/conversation-project-facilitates-conversations-about-end-of-life-choices https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2012-10-05/milwaukee-woman-shares-her-life-and-end-of-life-story All this week and last, producer Stephanie Lecci has brought us a series on the different aspects surrounding death and dying in the 21st century. We’ve… Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:12:34 GMT https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2012-10-05/milwaukee-woman-shares-her-life-and-end-of-life-story https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/wuwm-news/2012-10-05/know-your-dying-loved-ones-values-and-wishes Lake Effect's Stephanie Lecci will conclude her series Friday on death and dying in the 21st century. She joined WUWM's Bob Bach during Morning Edition,… Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:05:14 GMT https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/wuwm-news/2012-10-05/know-your-dying-loved-ones-values-and-wishes https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2012-10-04/hospice-volunteer-reflects-on-special-time-at-end-of-life Yesterday on our death and dying in the 21st Century series, we heard about a special group of volunteers who work with the Final Hours Program at Horizon… Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:18:29 GMT https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2012-10-04/hospice-volunteer-reflects-on-special-time-at-end-of-life