Last Words is a podium for the dying created to share stories, reflections, and living legacies.
Host Nic Main, a former cancer patient, created the podcast in the face of his mother’s death.
Last Words is focused on real stories from people facing death through terminal illness or uncertain diagnoses. Alongside interviewing those who walk and work alongside the dying, hearing their unique perspectives on how death shapes how they
live life.
Join us as we learn what it means to live.
Season 1 of Last Words comes to a close with a personal reflection from host Nic Main.
For the first time, Nic shares the story behind the podcast: recording his mother’s last words before her passing, traveling thousands of miles to meet guests with nothing but an idea, learning to walk alongside the dying through doula and hospice work, and holding space for strangers in their final moments.
This episode is a look at the long road that led here the lessons death taught along the way, the legacies carried, and the moments that reshaped what it means to live.
To the lives who inspired this work:
Shelly Main
Sara Main
Ollie Main
Alexis Rusin
Bradley Rusin
Willow Olsen
Virginia Viviano
Shirley Mueth
Beau Offutt
Janet Archibald
Vange Thompson
This podcast would not be possible without:
You - The Listener.
Production:
Ben Dahlquist - Audio Technician/Editor.
Tom Grady - Website Developer.
Matt Wagner - Graphic Design.
Nick Grady - Guest Coordinator Assistant.
Last Words Season 2 returns in June of 2026.
If this podcast has impacted you, please consider donating at www.lastwordspodcast.org and click donate.
2 Dec 2025
"Till Death Do Us Part" | Larry Thompson - Chapter 2 of 2
How would you navigate walking through the world with your loved on as they go from age 70 back to the mind of 1 years old?
Larry describes what it meant to keep a vow to his wife Vange, by recreating and re-orchestrating long term memories as his wife Vange saw the present change before her eyes.
In this episode, Larry describes:
Tracking his wife’s smile
Unlocking long-term memory for Alzheimer’s patients
Walking side by side through the mental regression of Alzheimer’s
Using music as a form of comfort for Alzheimer’s patients
What it meant to bring to color Vange’s world in the gray of Alzheimer’s
Most of all, Larry walks us through what it means to truly live out the vow: “Till Death Do Us Part”.
This is Last Words: Death Perception.
This is Larry Thompson.
25 Nov 2025
"The Vow" | Larry Thompson - Chapter 1 of 2
This episode is in memory of Vange Thompson, who passed away on September 27, 2025.
Her husband, Larry Thompson, shares their story and what it truly means to vow for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health.
Larry walked beside Vange through her entire battle with Alzheimer’s with one intention: To keep the vow he made to her.
In this episode, Larry discusses:
Meeting at just 12 and 13 years old
Life and marriage after the Vietnam War
What 51 years of marriage looks like
The importance of adapting with the one you love
The meaning behind making a lifelong vow
How Alzheimer’s can echo through a family tree
Vange’s shift from caretaker to patient
What it means to prepare as a caretaker
The financial reality of the medical system
Building an environment rooted in dignity for someone living with Alzheimer’s
Learning how to communicate with an Alzheimer’s patient
Most of all,
He reflects on what it means to step into the role of a caretaker and why preparation must begin now.
This is Last Words: Death Perception.
This is Larry Thompson.
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