(Airdate: October 14, 2025) Maryanne interviews Ned Schumann, founder of Olympus.net. This show delves into some deeply personal issues surrounding the death of his wife, Kate, who suffered from dementia. Early in her downward spiral, Kate, Ned and daughter Carrie decided to go the path of VSED (that stands for Voluntarily Stopping Eating & Drinking). Ned shares some of the issues involved and his heart-felt synopsis of what he feels the family did right and wrong. Hospice helped in the end. But he thinks one of the most important decisions was to inform and involve friends early in the process
