Diane Rehm Interview with Author Katy Butler on “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”

One of the most memorable pieces I’ve read was a New York Times essay written a few years ago by Katy Butler.  Butler wrote with restrained emotion and honesty about her father’s struggle with deepening Alzheimer’s, fueled beyond all hope of better days by his pacemaker.  She later expanded on the essay with a book published in 2013, “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path To a Better Way of Death,” where she digs into the background of legal and medical issues about end-of-life, and details her mother’s very different path. 

Diane Rehm has a fascinating interview with Katy Butler, available on podcast and being re-broadcast today on many public radio stations. Near the end of the hour-long segment, one of the callers is an Elder Law attorney (I didn’t catch his location — I was blogging as I listened!).  Here’s a link to Diane Rehm’s website for details on the interview.