'Living While Dying' episode 16: Two pictures

New granddaughter
Bruce Kramer watches as his wife, Ev, holds their first granddaughter, Hypatia.
Cathy Wurzer | MPR News

Two recent photographs of Bruce Kramer illustrate his frame of mind.

In one, he didn't recognize himself at first and then saw what he calls the "ALS look."

In another, you see his pure joy at becoming a grandfather for the first time.

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