People who take care of the dying say there seems to be several things those at the end-of-life really want.

They want to repair damaged relationships, say thank you to people who meant the most to them and say the words, one last time, "I love you."

Our guest, noted palliative care physician, Dr. Ira Byock also says asking for forgiveness and forgiving others is key to dying with a sense of well-being.

As part of a wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Byock tells our host, Cathy Wurzer, something that he has never regretting doing before his own mother died.

It's a great conversation with the author of the best-selling books "Dying Well" and "The Four Things that Matter Most."

Nationally known palliative care doctor, Jessica Zitter, says medical school students are taught how to keep patients alive, but no one teaches them how to let a patient die.

Dr. Zitter's best selling book "Extreme Measures", was part biography and part expose into how our culture deals with death and dying. She argues that our current medical culture puts patients on what she calls the "End of Life Conveyor Belt."

Grave Concerns host Cathy Wurzer sat down with Jessica Zitter to talk about Zitter's quest to change how we die in the United States and the intersection of medicine and movie making. Dr. Zitter is one of a handful of working physicians who also produce films.

Dr. Zitter's non-profit organization is Reel Medicine Media.

Life is so busy, who has time to think about stuff like wills, financial trusts, power of attorney or advance care directives? All important legal documents, but getting them done falls pretty far down our "to-do" list and there can be some pretty big consequences because of that.

In this episode of "Grave Concerns" we have a check-list of items to ponder and why they are important, plus we touch on the topic of legacy.

Two great guests in one episode: Jill Sauber, an elder law attorney in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area (https://sauberlaw.com/) and Ross Levin of Accredited Investors Wealth Management. (https://www.accredited.com/ross-levin) join Cathy in a wide ranging conversation.