The Journey Home, With Author Theresa Evans

About this episode

Theresa Evans discusses her memoir about the emotional journey of her mother-daughter relationship and the decision for Medical Assistance in Dying.

First-time author Theresa Evans joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to talk about her new memoir detailing the emotional journey of a mother-daughter relationship, exploring themes of reconciliation, healing, and end-of-life decisions. Evans walked side-by-side with her mother, a Canadian resident, when she chose to use Medical Assistance in Dying at the end of a long struggle with debilitating pain. Evans, a former registered nurse wrote a memoir about that journey, discussing the ethical and medical dilemmas involved in the decision and how she and her siblings handled what was an emotional, gut-wrenching but beautiful time with their mother in her final months.

People in this episode

Host: Myles Dannhausen Jr.

Guest: Theresa Evans

Topics covered

• mother-daughter relationship
• reconciliation
• healing
• end-of-life decisions
• Medical Assistance in Dying
• memoir

Keywords

• memoir
• mother
• daughter
• reconciliation
• healing
• end-of-life
• Medical Assistance in Dying
• emotional journey

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Canada

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