NOTE: **Both endings begin the same and diverge about halfway through.** And now, dear listener, we come to a crossroads. For our final episode, we invite you to choose your own ending. If you are rooting for Dolores and Howard to go out on their terms - needing no permission, making no apologies - go to Tape 8, Side A, or Episode 8A, “Rounded with a Sleep.” But if you’re hoping Dolores and Howard will find a way to share their truth - to open up, speak their hearts, and invite their children to understand and support them - stay here on Tape 8, Side B, or Episode 8B, “Brave New World.”✨ This is Episode 8B, “Brave New World.” | Description: Once more unto the breach. Dolores and Howard set out on their final journey and, in speaking the truth, discover a moment of unexpected beauty before the curtain falls. ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and end-of-life decision-making. 🌐 MORE INFO: https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast—-------🎙️ CASTMimi Strum & Richard Gartner as Dolores & HowardAlso featuring: Kendra L. Franklin, Mical Trejo, Kelli Bland, Chiara McCarty, Ivy Le, Dana Wing Lau, Vivian Glazier, Cynthia Preston & Shaun Conde🎬 CREDITSWritten/Produced/Directed: Andee KinzyProducer & Casting: Dana Wing LauSound Design, Mixing, Mastering: Hemlock Creek Productions (Marisa Ewing & Melissa Pons)Dialogue Editing: Hemlock Creek ProductionsMarketing: Chiara McCartyPodcast Club Producer: Chloé CarcamoStudio Recording: Northshore Media Productions (Austin, TX) | Engineer: Kevin Chin🔹 This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department. ImprovEd Arts is a sponsored project of Austin Creative Alliance.#Caregiving #DarkComedy #Aging #EndOfLife #ElderCare #Autonomy #AlzheimersAwareness #FearOfLettingGoSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/kickingthebucket/donations