As Bruce Kramer's life nears its end, friends and family gather at his bedside to say goodbye. Cathy Wurzer shares her thoughts on the experience.

As ALS continues to diminish his physical capacity, Bruce Kramer considers when his condition will reach a tipping point. Bruce and his wife Ev rethink Bruce's end of life directives.

Bruce Kramer and his wife Ev Emerson discuss how they fell in love and how their relationship evolved through marriage and ALS.

The choir that he once directed visits Bruce Kramer's home at Christmas. He appreciates the frank and honest conversations he can have with friends and family as the end of his life approaches.

Bruce Kramer says ALS helped him focus on what is important in life: love and relationships. He also talks about a device he's been using that helps him breathe and the decision to enter hospice.

Bruce Kramer taught leadership ethics at the University of St. Thomas. He talked to students about how his training as a leader helped him adjust to life with ALS.

Bruce Kramer is tired of having the progression of his ALS measured with a number. He has embraced living in the moment.

Bruce Kramer tells us that during his childhood, his mother was frequently ill and in the hospital. He says that experience helped prepare him to deal with ALS.

Bruce Kramer and his wife Ev Emerson discuss how their relationship has evolved as she has taken on the role of caregiver.

Bruce Kramer and his wife Ev Emerson discuss how their relationship has evolved as she has taken on the role of caregiver.

Bruce Kramer felt that the doctor who first told him that he had ALS did not deliver the devastating news with the proper compassion. Bruce decided to go back and give the doctor a critique on his bedside manner in the hope that future patients would have a better experience.

Bruce Kramer talks about his thoughts on mortality and spirituality. He also has an encounter with the Dalai Lama which makes him think about what it means to be blessed.

As ALS takes its toll on his body, Bruce Kramer decides that the time and energy required to go out and see friends is too great. Now, if people want to see him, they need to come to Bruce. And life at home becomes quieter.