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Local author grapples with loss, parenthood and caregiving in new memoir

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Four years ago, local author and poet Tom Sleigh helped his mom navigate the process of medically assisted suicide in California.

He recently published a memoir about the experience.

Sleigh joins WBUR's All Things Considered to share how his role as a "death caregiver" still haunts him.

This segment aired on June 10, 2026.

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