>>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE END OF LIFE CAN BE DIFFICULT, BUT PROFESSIONALS KNOWN AS DEATH DOULAS ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP WITH THE TRANSITION.

>> AS LONG AS WE HAVE BEEN LIVING, WE'VE BEEN DYING.

AND SO DEATH DOULAS ARE REALLY AN ANCIENT ROLE.

>> AHEAD WE VISIT A WOMAN AND THE DOULAS HELPING HER ON HER JOURNEY.

>>> RESIDENTS WERE CAUGHT OFFGUARD WHEN TREES WERE CUT DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR THE FULLERTON PIKE PROJECT, A CORRIDOR LINKING TO I-69 JUST SOUTHWEST OF BLOOMINGTON.

>> IT'S LIKE ANYTHING, WITH THE GOVERNMENT, YOU NEVER KNOW.

THEY WILL TALK ABOUT IT FOR A LOT OF YEARS BEFORE THEY EVER START SOMETHING.

>> CONSTRUCTION ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT SUMMER.

>>> AND LONG-TIME BLOOMINGTON BOOKSTORE, CAVEAT EMPTOR MAY BE CLOSING IF NEW OWNERS CAN'T BE FOUND SOON.

WE WILL HAVE THESE STORIES PLUS THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK"!

♪ ♪ >>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

I'M JOE HREN.

LAST WEEK, TREES ON WEST GORDON PIKE AND WEST FULLERTON PIKE WERE CUT DOWN TO MAKE ROOM FOR PHASE THREE OF THE FULLERTON PIKE PROJECT.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN ON THE COUNTY'S AGENDA FOR YEARS BUT THE RECENT ACTION CONCERNED AND FRUSTRATED RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

BENTE BOUTHIER HAS THE STORY.

>> TWO PHASES OF THE PROJECT HAVE BEEN FINISHED.

THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE WILL BE THE MOST VISIBLE.

IN THE PREP WORK, CUTTING TREES HAS HIGHLANDS RESIDENT JIM BORMAN WORRIED.

>> SOME WERE BEAUTIFUL, TALL, 30, 40-YEAR-OLD PINE TREES.

THERE WERE MAPLE TREES.

BEAUTIFUL, COLORFUL MAPLE TREES, AND TREES ARE IMPORTANT FOR A LOT OF REASONS.

>> THE THIRD PHASE WILL CONNECT WEST FULLERTON AND WEST GORDON PIKES.

WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE, SAWYER ROAD WILL HIT ROHRER ROAD, LINKING TO I-69.

WHAT USED TO BE A RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD SAW A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT WITH THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF THE PROJECT.

PREPARING GORDON PIKE FOR AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.

WAYNE VAUGHT OVERLOOKS A FEW ACRES OF CLEAR CUT TREES NOW.

THE PROJECT WAS NOT MUCH OF A SURPRISE TO HIM, BECAUSE THE COUNTY OBTAINED PART OF HIS HIS FAMILY'S PROPRIETOR FOR -- PROPERTY FOR THIS PHASE.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN THAT YOU CANNING ABOUT IT TEN YEARS OR LONGER.

IT'S LIKE ANYTHING WITH GOVERNMENT, THEY WILL TALK ABOUT IT FOR A LOT OF YEARS BEFORE THEY EVER START SOMETHING.

>> HE HAD LAND TAKEN BEFORE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THROUGH RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION FOR I-69 AND DIDN'T FEEL HE HAD HAD MUCH OF A CHOICE ONCE PLANS WERE SET INTO ACTION THIS TIME AROUND.

>> WE WENT TO ONE OF THE MEETINGS.

IT WAS THE SAME WHEN WE WENT TO THE HIGHWAY MEETINGS.

THEY REALLY WON'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THEY JUST TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON.

THEY WANT YOUR INPUT BUT THEY DON'T REALLY ANSWER ANYTHING.

>> MONROE COUNTY HIGHWAY DIRECTOR LISA RIDGE SAYS SHE'S AWARE THAT TREE CUTTING FOR THE PROJECT CAME AS A SURPRISE FOR SOME IN THE AREA AND TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LACK OF NOTIFICATION.

BUT HER DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE PROJECT SINCE 2008.

BETTER EAST-WEST CONNECTIVITY, ACCESS TO I-69 AND WAYS TO BYPASS TRAFFIC THROUGH THE CENTER OF BLOOMINGTON HAVE BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE THE COUNTY'S INITIAL THOROUGHFARE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN WAS CREATED IN 1995.

FULLERTON AND GORDON PIKE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRIORITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OF I-69 AND DEDICATED RIGHTS OF WAY.

RIDGE SAYS IT'S TAKEN SO MUCH TIME TO GET TO THE THIRD PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THE COUNTY NEEDED TO WAIT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS AND FOLLOW PROCEDURES TO QUALIFY.

>> I THINK WE'RE -- AT THIS POINT, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 12, $13 MILLION PROJECT OVERALL FOR JUST PHASE THREE.

SO THAT'S WHY IT ALSO TAKES A LOT OF YEARS TO GET TO THE POINT OF BEING ABLE TO CONSTRUCT IT.

>> SHE SAYS CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO PRESERVE TREES WHEN THEY CAN, AND ADDS THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS ALTERED THE PROJECT ALONG THE WAY, BASED ON PUBLIC INPUT.

MEDIANS HAVE BEEN ADDED AND REMOVED AS REQUESTED AND THE PROJECTPROJECT WILL NOT BE A DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTE.

WHEN THE FULLERTON PROJECT IS DONE, IT'S SUPPOSED TO ELIMINATE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC IN BACHELOR HEIGHTS AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD SUBDIVISIONS.

VAUGHT IS FRUSTRATED WITH THE HOW THE COUNTY MANAGED HIS UTILITIES THROUGH THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION.

HE SAYS THE COUNTY WON'T BRING WATER TO HIS PROPERTY AS PART OF THE ACQUISITION, EVEN THOUGH HE HAS TO CONNECT TO THE SEWER, MAKE THINGS COMPLICATED AND EXPENSIVE.

COUNTY GAVE HIM $23,385 TOTAL FOR THE LAND AND DAMAGES COVERING SOME UTILITY COSTS, BUT HE SAYS THIS DOESN'T CONSIDER THE TOLL IT'S TAKEN ON HIS FAMILY.

JUST A FEW MILES AWAY, THE COUNTY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY FOR A NEW COUNTY JAIL AT ABOUT $115,000 PER ACRE.

>> YOU'RE NOT GETTING VERY MUCH MONEY FOR YOUR PROPERTY.

YOU DO GET A LITTLE BIT OF DAMAGE MONEY.

AND THE DAMAGE MONEY BASICALLY, A LOT OF THAT IS FOR WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

I MEAN, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE THE ONES THAT HOOK UP THE SEWER.

THAT SHOULDN'T BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

THEY'RE THE ONES TEARING UP OUR PROPERTY.

WE HAVE TO PUT IN THE TIME TO HIRE SOMEBODY, TALK TO PEOPLE, GO SEE A LAWYER.

WE HAVE TO DO ALL THIS.

IF THEY WOULD JUST DO IT, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD BE OUT LESS -- I MEAN, IT WOULD BE THEIR EXPENSE.

WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M BENTE BOUTHIER.

>>> CONSTRUCTION ON THE ROAD IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE SUMMER.

WELL, WE'RE JOINED NOW BY CALI LICHTER WITH MORE HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE.

HELLO, CALI.

>> THANKS, JOE.

HISTORIC DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS BUILDING CANNOT BE SAVED AFTER AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BLAZE.

THE BUILDING WAS USED FOR BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES NEAR THE CORNER OF 5th AND WASHINGTON STREETS.

COLUMBUS FIRE OFFICIALS SAY A PASSERBY REPORTED THE FIRE SATURDAY AT 11:50 P.M.

IT TOOK FIREFIGHTERS FOUR HOURS TO GET THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL AND THREE FIREFIGHTERS HAD MINOR INJURIES.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>> IT'S A REAL SHAME.

THAT BUILDING DATES FROM 1890s.

IT HAS A DIRECT TIE TO JOSEPH I. IRWIN WHO WAS ONE OF THE LEADING PROMINENT CITIZENS BACK IN THE DAY, BACK IN THE 1800s.

>> IRWIN SOLD THE BUILDING IN 1945 TO A FAMILY THAT STILL OWNS IT TODAY.

THE BUILDING DESIGN IS REFERRED TO AS QUEEN ANNE, IDENTIFIABLE BY THE WINDOW TREATMENTS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE MODERN ARCHITECTURE FOR WHICH COLUMBUS IS KNOWN.

>> IT WAS QUITE ATTRACTIVE.

WE ALL COMMENTED ON IT OR REMARKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT WAS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE FOR THIS CITY.

>> FIFTH STREET WILL BE CLOSED FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS WHILE THE BUILDING IS DEMOLISHED.

>> BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ALMOST $30 MILLION IN PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.

MAYOR JOHN HAMILTON'S ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO PURCHASE THE CFC BUSINESS PLAZA IN THE SHOWERS BUILDING AND REMODEL IT INTO A POLICE STATION AND FIRE ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS.

THE POLICE UNION OPPOSES THE EXPANSION BECAUSE OF PRIVACY AND LOCATION CONCERNS BUT HAMILTON SAYS IT BRINGS BOTH PUBLIC SAFETY GROUPS TOGETHER AT CITY HALL.

>> I DO THINK THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS GOING TO BE -- SHOULD BE AND I BELIEVE WILL BE A GREATER AND GREATER INTEGRATION AND OPENNESS OF WHAT PUBLIC SAFETY WORK IS.

>> REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CITY PURCHASES THE SHOWERS BUILDING, COUNCIL ALREADY APPROVED THE FUNDING.

COUNCIL WILL MEET TO DISCUSS THE SHOWERS BUILDING DECEMBER 14th DECEMBER 14th.

>>> BLOOMINGTON IS WAITING TO RENEW OPERATING LICENSES FOR EAST GOODER COMPANIES TO IMPROVE OPERATING SAFETY.

CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE NEW LICENSES WILL IMPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS AFTER TWO ESCOOTER-RELATED DEATHS AND EXPANSION OF FLEETS IN THE CITY.

THE OFFICIALS ARE TAKING A LOOK AT RIDER SAFETY AND PARKING ISSUES INSIDE OF BLOOMINGTON AND OTHER CITIES TO CREATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE VALUE OF SCOOTERS IS, POTENTIALLY WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE AND IS THERE A WAY TO COME UP WITH AN OPERATING MODEL THAT CAN THREAD THAT NEEDLE.

>> THOUGH SUM SOME ARE ADVOCATING FOR THOUGH SOME ARE ADVOCATING FOR ESCOOTERS ARE ADVOCATING TO REMOVE THE SCOOTERS, THEY HOPE TO LOOK AT THIS BY FEBRUARY.

>>> THE CAVEAT EMPTOR BLOCK STORE HAS BEEN A BLOOMINGTON STAPLE FOR THE LAST 51 YEARS BUT IF NEW OWNERS ARE NOT FOUND, IT MAY CLOSE ITS DOORS.

ETHAN SANDWEISS.

>> THEY BOUGHT THIS FROM JANIS STARCS IN 2016.

HE WAS RETIRING AND THE BROWNS WANTED TO KEEP THE STORE EXACTLY AS IT WAS.

>> WE'VE ALWAYS PRIDED OURSELVES IN BEING OLD SCHOOL, LIKE, WE WANT PEOPLE TO WALK IN AND HAVE AN EXPERIENCE THAT THEY COULD HAVE WALKING INTO A 19th 19th CENTURY LONDON BOOK SHOP OR A LATE 20th CENTURY NEW YORK OR SAN FRANCISCO OR ANY -- YOU KNOW THIS COULD BE ANY TIME, ANYWHERE.

>> WITH PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS LIFTED, CAVEAT EMPTOR IS ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO SUSTAIN ITSELF FINANCIALLY, BUT ERIC SAYS HE DOESN'T FEEL THAT HE AND CATHERINE CAN GIVE THE STORE THE TIME AND ENERGY IT NEEDS TO THRIVE.

>> TO ME, THAT'S ACTUALLY THE SADDEST PART OF US CLOSING, IS THAT IT DOESN'T NEED TO HAPPEN.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT -- IT'S NOT A FINANCIAL THING.

IT'S JUST A HUMAN RESOURCE THING AT THIS POINT.

>> ITS OWNERS HOPE SOMEONE WILL SAVE THE STORE LIKE THEY DID SIX YEARS AGO.

THE STORE, WITH ITS BOOKS, SHELVES AND HISTORY IS STILL FOR SALE.

BUT ERIC AND CATHERINE ARE PREPARING TO CLEAN HOUSE BY THE END OF JANUARY.

>> IT'S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN ANY MORE.

IT NEEDS TO THRIVE.

SO WE KIND OF JUST MADE THE DECISION SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE FORWARD AND MOVE FORWARD OR ELSE IT NEEDS TO CLOSE DOWN.

SO -- >> IF IT DOES CLOSE, THE BROWN SAYS THEY WILL SELL AS MANY OF THE 40,000 BOOKS AS THEY CAN, AND DONATE THE REST.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ETHAN SAND WEISS.

>> THE BROWNS SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE SELLING THE MOST RARE AND VALUABLE BOOKS ONLINE.

>>> THE HOOSIER LOTTERY WILL PAY ITS PRIVATE VENDOR $6 MILLION AS PART OF A SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES.

THE SETTLEMENT COMES OUT OF THREE DISPUTES WITH I.G.T.

INDIANA, WHICH HAS OPERATED THE LOTTERY FOR ABOUT A DECADE.

THE MONEY WILL COME OUT OF MORE THAN $300 MILLION INDIANA SHOULD GET FROM THE LOTTERY AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

>> BROWN COUNTY STATE PARK WAS RANKED 6th ON THE TOP TEN AMERICAN BEAUTIFUL STATE PARKS.

IT FEATURES DOZENS OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MOUNTAIN BIKING, MORE THAN 250 CAMPSITES, HORSEMEN'S CAMPS, OVER 70 MILES OF HORSE TRAILS, A LODGE WITH AN INDOOR WATER PARK AND MORE.

THE STUDY ALSO RANKED BROWN COUNTY STATE PARK NUMBER 13 FOR MOST INSTAGRAMED STATE PARKS.

>>> AND THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR HEADLINES THIS WEEK.

BACK TO YOU, JOE.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS, CALI.

>>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," THE END OF LIFE CAN BE A DIFFICULT TIME, BUT DEATH DOULAS ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP GUIDE PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROCESS.

>>> AND AN INDIANA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR USES OLD TECHNOLOGY TO HELP HONE STUDENTS' SKILLS BEHIND THE CAMERA.

THESE STORIES AND MORE, RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DYING CAN BE UNCOMFORTABLE, AWKWARD, EVEN SCARY, BUT DEATH IS A REALITY WE'LL ALL FACE.

THERE'S A PROFESSION OF PEOPLE WHO GUIDE PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DYING THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM HOSPICE OR PALLIATIVE CARE.

THEY ARE CALLEDDEN OF CALLED END OF LIFE DOULAS.

MY COLLEAGUE SARA WITTMEYER JOINS US NOW.

>> THE PROFESSION BEGAN SURGING DURING THE PANDEMIC AND PEOPLE WERE SURROUNDED BY DEATH AND THINKING A LOT MORE ABOUT THEIR OWN MORTALITY.

END OF LIFE DOULAS ARE ALL ABOUT SUPPORTING THE FAMILY AND THE PATIENT, TO MAKE SURE DYING IS A PEACEFUL JOURNEY.

>> KELLI McLAUGHLIN MAKES HER WAY TO THE COUCH IN HER CARMEL LIVING ROOM USING HER CANE SO SHE DOESN'T LOSE HER BALANCE.

THE STRAIN SHE'S UNDER IS WRITTEN ALL OVER HER AND HER HUSBAND'S FACES.

>> IT'S BEEN A GRUELING COUPLE OF PEEKS, NOT JUST WITH THE INFORMATION -- WEEKS NOT JUST WITH THE INFORMATION AND THE DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE, BUT JUST THE TURN OF THE CORNER OF, YES, I'M GOING TO DIE FROM THIS.

>> KELLI HAS STAGE 4 BRAIN CANCER, AND AFTER SURGERY A YEAR AGO, THE CANCER IS ALREADY BACK.

IT'S THE SAME KIND THAT JOE BIDEN'S SON AND SENATOR JOHN McCAIN DIED FROM.

AND KELLI'S THE HEART BEAT OF HER LITTLE FAMILY.

SHE AND HER FAMILY SHARE FOUR CHILDREN, THE YOUNGEST IS IN KINDERGARTEN.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW YET THAT HER MOM IS SICK.

>> I FEEL LIKE I'M THE GLUE THAT KIND OF HOLDS ALL THIS TOGETHER.

>> YEAH.

>> AND AS I GET WEAKER AND MORE TIRED, I'M HAVING TO LET SOME OF THAT GO, AND I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T BE THAT PERSON FOR MY KIDS LIKE I ONCE WAS.

>> ANGELA HERSHEY AND JENNIFER FOOLY ARE HERE TO LISTEN, PROVIDE SPORT AND HOPEFULLY JUST HELP KELLI RELAX.

>> IS THERE ANYWHERE WHERE YOU FEEL CALLED TO START, JUST AS FAR AS CATCHING ME UP ON ANYTHING NEW THAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU?

>> ANGELA LIGHTS INCENSE AND FINISHES LAYING OUT HEALING STONES AND FLOWERS ON A SMALL TABLE BETWEEN HER AND KELLI.

ANGELA HAS BEEN ON KELLI'S CARE TEAM SINCE AUGUST.

SHE'S PART OF A GROWING PROFESSION CALLED END OF LIFE DOULAS.

>> IT'S A NONMEDICAL PERSON WHO SUPPORTS DYING PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE OF -- FROM BEING POSSIBLY DIAGNOSED WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS, THROUGH NAVIGATING SORT OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EVEN.

INCLUDING PALLIATIVE AND MAYBE ACCESSING HOSPICE CARE.

>> AS LONG AS WE HAVE BEEN LIVING, WE HAVE BEEN DYING.

AND SO DEATH DOULAS ARE REALLY AN ANCIENT ROLE.

>> THE TERM "DOULA" MEANS A FEMALE-TRAINED COMPANION AND IT'S TRADITIONALLY BEEN USED TO IDENTIFY A NONMEDICAL PERSON WHO HELPS A WOMAN DURING CHILD BIRTH.

ANGELA SAYS YOU CAN THINK OF END OF LIFE DOULAS AS SOMEONE WHO HELPS YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY TO DYING.

>> I'M NOT COMING IN AND TAKING THE LEAD OR TELLING THEM WHAT TO DO OR SAYING, YOU SHOULD DO THIS AND YOU SHOULD DO THAT.

IT'S ABOUT LETTING THEM LEAD THE WAY.

I'M JUST WALKING ALONGSIDE.

>> THE NATIONAL END OF LIFE DOULA ALLIANCE PROVIDES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO END OF LIFE DOULAS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON THE PRACTICE.

ITS MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN GROWING STEADILY, PARTICULARLY SINCE THE COVID PANDEMIC STARTED IN 2020.

>> HOW PEOPLE DIED, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS WHAT BECAME IMPORTANT.

WHEN YOU THOUGHT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO WERE DYING AND BEING PUT IN REFRIGERATED TRUCKS AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT, LIKE, THAT IS NOT HOW WE WANT TO DIE.

AND THE DOULA HAS ALWAYS CREATED THAT SPACE FOR THEM TO DIE IN A PEACEFUL MANNER.

>> ANYONE CAN CALL THEMSELVES A DEATH DOULA BUT THERE ARE CLASSES YOU CAN TAKE AND DIFFERENT TRAININGS, IN EVERYTHING FROM MASSAGE TO UNDERSTANDING THE GRIEF PROCESS.

>> THE CONSISTENT PART OF THE TRAINING IS TO JUST TRY TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO BE NONJUDGMENTAL IN THAT SPACE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE ALL TYPES OF THINGS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THEM, AS FAR AS THEIR SPIRITUALITY, THEIR PERSONAL CULTURE, YOU KNOW, THEIR HOME CULTURE, ALL OF THESE THINGS PLAY A PART.

AND THE DOULA HAS TO KIND OF MAKE SPACE FOR ALL OF THAT.

>> KELLI FOUND ANGELA AND JENNIFER THROUGH HER THERAPIST.

AFTER MEETING VIRTUALLY, KELLI DECIDED IT WAS A GOOD FIT.

>> I'M ALL ABOUT THE JOURNEY, AND I'M -- LIKE I SAID, MY KIDS ARE SO DEAR TO ME, AND SHE SAID, THE LAST GIFT THAT YOU WILL GIVE YOUR CHILDREN IS TEACHING THEM HOW TO DIE WELL.

AND THAT HAS BEEN, LIKE, FOREVER STUCK IN MY HEAD.

SHE SAID THERE'S NO GREATER GIFT YOU CAN GIVE THEM AT THE END OF YOUR LIFE, EXCEPT TO SHOW THEM HOW TO DIE WELL, AND THAT'S MY GOAL.

>> I WILL KIND OF STAND OVER THERE AND PLAY THE SINGING BOWL IF THAT'S OKAY.

[ SINGING BOWL ] >> KELLI LIES BACK ON THE COUCH.

IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO TRAIN HER ENERGY THESE DAYS.

WHILE ANGELA STANDS IN PLACE, THE SINGING BOWL, HER COLLEAGUE JENNIFER WHO IS A RAKI MASTER HELPS KELLI RELAX AND REDUCE SOME OF HER PAIN.

>> I HAVE A HEART-HEALING PERFUME THAT'S CALLED MAGIC AROSA, ROSE IS REALLY HEALING FOR THE HEART.

I'M JUST GOING TO PLACE A LITTLE BIT ON YOUR HEART.

>> KELLI RELAXES AND SEEMS TO BE DRIFTING OFF.

>> IF YOU WANT TO SMELL THE EADIE SMELLED LIKE, COME SMELL ME.

>> BRING IT TO HER.

PUT SOME ON YOUR HEART IF YOU WANT TO.

>> LITERALLY, MEAN, LIKE TEARS ARE COMING TO MY EYES.

IT SMELLS JUST LIKE HER!

>> WELL, JUST HER BE WITH YOU NOW.

JUST STAY WITH THAT.

DON'T COME OUT OF IT.

STAY WITH THAT.

>> AS KELLI'S CONDITION WORSENS, ANGELA AND JENNIFER WILL COME MORE OFTEN.

THEY WILL HELP MAKE PLANS FOR HOSPICE WHEN THE TIME COMES.

THEY WILL FIGURE OUT WHAT KELLI WANTS WHEN SHE'S IN TRANSITION.

DOES SHE WANT TO BE READ TO, HEAR A CERTAIN KIND OF MUSIC?

KELLI HOPES HER LAST WEEKS AND DAYS WILL BE THAT FINAL GIFT TO HER CHILDREN.

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN A HOSPITAL WITH BEEPS AND MONITORS AND DOCTORS.

I MEAN, SOMETIMES THAT'S JUST HOW THINGS TURN OUT.

I GET THAT.

BUT THIS ALTERNATIVE WAY OF APPROACHING IT, HAS A VERY SPIRITUAL AND SACRED CROWNING OF YOUR LIFE.

I THINK IT COULD BE VERY HEALING FOR YOU AND THOSE YOU LOVE.

>> SOON, ANGELA AND JENNIFER WILL START MEETING WITH KELLI'S KIDS AND AFTER KELLI PASSES AWAY, THE DOULAS WILL TRANSITION TO HELPING THE FAMILY AND SUPPORTING THEM AS THEY DEAL WITH THE GRIEF OF LOSING A WIFE AND A MOTHER.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THE DOULAS HAVE REALLY HELPED KELLI WITH IS PRIORITIZING THE TIME SHE HAS LEFT.

YOU KNOW, THIS SUMMER THEY MET WITH HER AND HELPED HER COME UP WITH THE THREE PRIORITIES HOW SHE WANTS TO SPEND HER LIFE, FAMILY IS NUMBER ONE, FRIENDS IS NUMBER TWO AND RAISING AWARENESS FOR GLIOBLASTOMA IS NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS WHY SHE TALKED TO US.

HAVING THOSE THREE BUCKETS HAS HELPED HER TO BE ABLE TO SAY, NO, I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND MY ENERGY ON THAT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FIT INTO ONE OF THE BUCKETS.

>> WE HEARD KELLI TALK ABOUT HER FAMILY IN YOUR STORY.

HER'S A CLINE -- HERE'S A CLIP WITH KELLI WHERE SHE'S TALKING ABOUT RESEARCH AND GLIOBLASTOMA.

>> NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT AND BY THE TIME YOU GET DIAGNOSED AND FINISH UP A LITTLE BIT OF TREATMENT, OVER HALF THE PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DIED FROM IT.

I MEAN THE LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR SOMEONE WITH MY DIAGNOSIS IS USUALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MONTHS AFTER YOU ARE DIAGNOSED.

THAT'S NOT VERY LONG!

AND THE SURVIVAL RATE AT 5 YEARS IS 3%.

SO, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST KIND OF DO THE BEST YOU CAN WITH WHAT YOU HAVE, ALL THE WHILE PUSHING FOR SOMETHING MORE, SOMETHING BETTER.

I MEAN, THERE'S PROMISING TRIALS, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T -- PEOPLE AREN'T AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO THE TRIAL FOR IT TO WORK.

SO IT'S KIND OF A CATCH-22.

>> GLIOBLASTOMA IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE FORM OF CANCER THAT STARTS IN THE BRAIN AND KELLI IS JUST THIS INCREDIBLY POSITIVE PERSON, BUT THIS HAS BEEN A LOT FOR HER TO PROCESS.

SHE SAYS AS LONG AS SHE STILL HAS THE GIFT OF LIFE, SHE IS GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN HER POWER TO RAISE MONEY AND AWARENESS TO HELP FIND A CURE FOR GLIOBLASTOMA.

SHE USED TO RUN HALF MARATHONS.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS SHE DOES NOW IS THEY DO A 5K RUN TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS.

SHE ALSO DOES A VARIETY OF OTHER FUND-RAISERS AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SHE'S HELPED RAISE TORE RESEARCH HAS -- FOR RESEARCH IS WELL INTO THE SIX FIGURES.

HER GOAL IS TO KEEP ADVANCING THE BALL AND WHEN HER TIME IS DONE, SHE HOPES SOMEONE ELSE WILL PICK UP THE BALL AND THEN WORK TO KEEP ADVANCING IT SOME MORE.

>> SARA THANK YOU SO MUCH, AMAZING STORY.

POWERFUL STORY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THIS WEEK, INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND STAFF PRODUCED MINUTE LONG SILENT MOVIES USING CENTURY OLD HAND-CRANKED CAMERA TECHNOLOGY.

ETHAN SANDWEISS HAS THE STORY.

>> TEACH YOU HOW TO USE THE CAMERA, YOU WILL GO SHOOT AND THEN COME BACK AND WE WILL DEVELOP THE FILM AND THEN YOU ARE GOING TO SCAN IT WITH YOUR PHONES.

>> BEAR BROWN IS A SENIOR LECTURE OF CINEMA CINEMATOGRAPHY.

THEY LEARN ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHT AND FOCUS.

>> SOMETIMES SHOOTING WITH DIGITAL, YOU BECOME LIKE -- I WILL SAY LIKE A SCATTER SHOT.

LIKE A SHOTGUN.

YOU ARE HITTING EVERYTHING AROUND.

BUT WITH THIS, YOU'VE GOT TO BE SPECIFIC WITH WHAT YOU WANT BECAUSE YOU ARE LIMITED TO HOW MUCH FILM YOU ACTUALLY.

HAVE.

>> BROWN SAYS THE LOMOGRAPHY, LOW MOWLOMOKINO OPERATES ON THE FIRST CAMERA, THOMAS EDISON AND THE LUMIERE BROTHERS.

IT CONTAINS 144 FRAMES.

THE FILM HAS TO BE HAND CRANKED AT A CONSTANT SPEED SO THE FOOTAGE STAYS FLUID.

>> MY SONG HAPPENS TO BE FROM A BUGS BUNNY CARTOON.

♪ SHE'S THE DAUGHTER OF ROSY O ROSY O'GRADY ♪ ♪ A REGULAR OLD-FASHIONED GIRL ♪ ♪ AND THAT'S HOW YOU LEARN THE SPEED.

BROWN ISN'T JUST TEACHING FILM PHOTOGRAPHY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' DIRECTING SKILLS.

IT WAS PART OF I.U.

CARE WEEK, A WEEK LONG SERIES OF EVENTS MEANT TO HELP STUDENTS COPE WITH THE STRESS OF FINALS.

HE SAYS SHOOTING AND DEVELOPING FILM CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE CREATIVE OUTLET.

>> I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE MY FOOT IN THE PAST AND IN THE FUTURE.

SO I CAN TEACH THE PRESENT.

SO FOR ME, SHOWING THINGS LIKE THIS, GIVES THEM FOUNDATIONAL STUFF, AND FOR -- IF THEY WANT TO DO DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTENT, STUFF LIKE THAT, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT TEXTURE THAT THEY HAVE AND I WILL BE HONEST, SHOOTING FILM IS FUN!

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ETHAN SANDWEISS.

>> THAT'S THE END OF THIS PROGRAM BUT OUR WORK CONTINUES ONLINE AS WE COVER THE NEWS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT WTIUNEWS.ORG.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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