– Trailer0:38 – Intro: Faith. No Filter.2:34 – The life of Warrick “Wonka” Dawson7:52 – The brutal speed of motor neurone disease (MND)15:28 – Watching the nerves “fire”16:41 – Scheduling a Wednesday to die19:01 – Humor as a pressure valve23:49 – The strict criteria for Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD)33:51 – One last sunny breakfast39:18 – The clinical “lights off” moment48:59 – Re-packing the backpack of griefIn this episode of Filthy Hope, Rev Ness Williams-Henke and Rev Jon Humphries sit down with Sascha Dawson to unpack the reality of losing his father, Warrick, to motor neurone disease – and the deeply complex decision to pursue voluntary assisted dying (VAD). From the trauma of the initial clinical diagnosis to the surreal nature of a final sunny breakfast, Sascha explores what it means to maintain agency in the face of the horrific. The conversation dives into the messy reality of grief: how it starts long before the end and why professional counseling is essential to "unpack the backpack" of trauma. Sascha and Ness reflect on the jarring cognitive dissonance of a scheduled death and the transition from "lights on" to "lights off." This episode is a "grit with grace" exploration of end-of-life choices, family culture, and the long road to finding a new normal after the unthinkable.#FilthyHope #FaithNoFilter #ChristianPodcast #VAD #AssistedDying #MND #GriefJourney #RadicalHonesty #EndofLife #TraumaRecovery #GritWithGrace