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Alan and Joanne marry in midlife and live a happily-ever-after
existence until, at sixty-nine, Alan is diagnosed with a rare,
fatal, neurodegenerative illness. As he becomes increasingly
disabled and dependent on others, and decreasingly able to find joy
in life, he decides he wants to end his suffering using Colorado's
Medical Aid in Dying law. Joanne desperately wants Alan to live,
but when he asks for her help completing the Medical Aid in Dying
application, she can't say no. She helps him complete the
requirements, hoping deep down that his application will be denied
. . . only to be stunned when his medical team approves his request
and writes him a prescription for the life-ending drugs. Told with
affection and spiced with humor, Walking Him Home is Joanne's tale
of coming to terms with her kind, funny husband's illness; of
learning to navigate the intricate passageways of caregiving and
the pitfalls of our medical system; and of choosing to help Alan in
his quest to die with dignity, even though she wants nothing more
than to grow old with him. Tender and heartfelt, this is one
woman's story about loving extravagantly-and being loved in kind.
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