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My Friend Ted: The Lines Behind Me

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We talked about lines in the sand. But I was so busy looking forward to see the lines, I didn’t realize they were under my feet all along. So that’s when I had the resolve to end my life.

Ted on his front porch, April 5, 2020

My Friend Ted, Episode #5

On April 6th Ted died peacefully at home. He was 57.
This episode is titled The Lines Behind Me

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ISBN: 978-1-926758-30-5

The Trivia Event in New Westminster
The Trivia Event at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster was streamed live. You can watch the replay on YouTube.

Links:
End of Life Doula Association of Canada
ALS Society of BC
What is ALS (Wikipedia)

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My Friend Ted: The Need to Live

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I’ve always thrived with change…I just was never looking forward to this kind of change.

My Friend Ted, Episode #4

Ouimet Presents #11

This is the fourth episode in this series called My Friend Ted.
Produced by Robert Ouimet.
This episode is titled: The Need to Live.

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ISBN: 978-1-926758-22-0 

Show Notes:
My Friend Ted – Episode 4 – The Need to Live
I have been through the wars.
The universe is trying to tell me something.
Maybe I’ll Never Get to That
I was ready to throw in the towel.
We all have this intrinsic need to live.
You begin to accept the stuff that was completely unacceptable.

Links:
Medical Assistance in Dying (British Columbia)
ALS Society of BC
What is ALS (Wikipedia)
End of Life Doula Association of Canada

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My Friend Ted: Hope

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I think I have to set a different bar for what hope is.

Black and white photograph of Ted in his living room.

My Friend Ted, Episode #3

Ouimet Presents #10

This is the third episode in this series called My Friend Ted.
Produced by Robert Ouimet.
Additional recording by Robyn and Ted.
This episode is titled: Hope.

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ISBN: 978-1-926758-21-3 

Show Notes:
My Friend Ted – Episode 3 – Hope
Lines in the sand.
MAID – Medical Assistance in Dying.
Before things get uglier than they are now.
Lift and sling.
Robyn, Hannah and MAID.
What is hope?

Links:
Medical Assistance in Dying (British Columbia)
An overview of lifts and slings used to lift people
ALS Society of BC
What is ALS (Wikipedia)

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My Friend Ted: Front Loaded

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Sometimes I feel like maybe I needed this disease to learn what I was not able to learn myself.

Ted in the front room

My Friend Ted, Episode #2

Ouimet Presents #8

This is the second episode in this series called My Friend Ted.
Produced by Robert Ouimet.
This episode is titled: Front Loaded.

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ISBN: 978-1-926758-19-0 

Show Notes:
My Friend Ted – Episode 2 – Front Loaded
How Was Your Week?
Stephen puts his training to use for real.
Vancouver to England and back.
Ted and the bank robbers.
How Ted and Robyn met.
Jobs, jobs, jobs.
You can’t trouble shoot a system until you understand it.
Front loaded all my luck.

Links:
My Son Just Saved My Life – Facebook post
All I Thought of Was the Kids – Robbery article
ALS Society of BC
What is ALS (Wikipedia)

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My Friend Ted: Do What You Can

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I’m not going to say this time has been stolen from me. I’m just going to move on. It’s what’s going to happen whether I get frustrated or angry or not.

Ted at home in New Westminster

My Friend Ted, Episode #1

Ouimet Presents #6

This is the inaugural episode of a podcast series called My Friend Ted.
Produced by Robert Ouimet.
This episode is titled: Do What You Can.

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ISBN: 978-1-926758-17-6

Show Notes:
My Friend Ted – Episode 1 – Do What You Can
Wake up to a nightmare instead of vice versa.
ALS is relentless, but it’s slow.
Chicago – first symptoms.
Shock and disbelief.
Why it’s difficult to diagnose.
Look at the big picture.
Make the best of it, enjoy our time together.

Links:
Dr. Andrew Eisen
ALS Society of BC
What is ALS (Wikipedia)

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