What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

I’ve never had an injury that was serious enough to be what I would
think of as “life changing” but some people have. It’s a pretty
deep idea to think about.

I
came across this post online recently. Here’s what this woman
wrote:

I
experienced a life changing injury 6 months ago, which has left me
very physically disabled and in excruciating pain 24/7. I am waiting
for scans in the next month, after being refused medical care in the
country where I was injured, but it is likely there is very little to
be done to fix this. I am also trying physical therapy to get better,
but so far with no results and just increased pain. The situation is
making me severely depressed, and I really need to find some
acceptance for what happened, and my life moving forward. I am in
therapy already for some other stuff, but not able to come to
acceptance for this injury yet.

I'm
stuck feeling despair and anger, and like I'm only a burden for the
people around me, including my partner. I can't work, nor participate
in fun activities that requires anything other than sitting, and even
that I cannot do for long. I can't go for walks, sex is painful,
almost all my hobbies are no longer possible. I barely sleep because
of the pain, so I'm always sleep deprived as well. I have to be
medicated for pain through the day and night to even be able to talk
or move. If I try to skip a day, I cannot function.

I
really would like to feel that life is worth living even with chronic
severe pain and physical disabilities I never imagined having to deal
with. I spend so much energy and tears on feeling upset about the
situation, and it's interfering with me at least feeling as okay as I
possibly can. I need to find radical acceptance, but I feel so heart
broken when I try. I don't know what to do.

I
can just hear the despair in her words. She wrote that in an online
forum 5 years ago, so I would love to know how she’s doing today.
But I don’t.

My
guest today is Patrick, and he knows what it’s like to have an
accident that results in a life-changing injury. He was young and
athletic, and he loved to go surfing and run ultramarathons. But then
one day he broke his neck, and he had no idea what the rest of his
life was going to look like.

If
you’d like to contact Patrick -

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/bodiezepha415/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/patrick.yalon

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Graphics
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Every
other Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then
Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by
other listeners.

The
question for this episode:

What
was the best surprise you've ever arranged?

Links
for this episode:

There
actually is a podcast called Rebeccamendations (but the most recent
episode was 3 years ago) -

https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZmgyCh0mRyql7crPTUevr

Cowboy
artist Ed Quigley -
https://www.askart.com/bio/Edward_Burns_Quigley/8752/Edward_Burns_Quigley

Meredith’s
organizer:

https://a.co/d/026TUR4s

Send
a message to your future self:

https://futureme.org

Notion,
the app Scott uses to organize everything -

https://www.notion.com/

Meredith’s
podcast is The Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

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This is Scott, host of the show.

On
most episodes of What Was That Like, we talk to a regular person who
has been through something extremely unusual – like a rattlesnake
bite, a plane crash, a housefire rescue – we have more than 250
episodes with those kinds of stories.

Today’s
episode has several incredible stories, but it’s a little
different.

You
may have heard me talk about the Raw Audio episodes. These are
exclusive, bonus episodes that are only available to listeners who
support the show. In the Raw Audio episodes, we typically have 3
stories of something crazy that happened, and we also hear the actual
911 call that took place during that incident.

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today, I wanted to give you an idea of what these Raw Audio episodes
sound like. And there’s another benefit of being a supporter –
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Question episodes, without any ads. Just pure content.

After
today’s stories, I’ll tell you how you can sign up to be a
supporter, if you want to. And if not, that’s okay too. I hope you
enjoy this episode.

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Every
other Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then
Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by
other listeners.

The
question for this episode:

What
makes you CRINGE every time you hear someone say it?

Links
for this episode:

Voxer
-

https://www.voxer.com/

Walmart
Plus -

https://www.walmart.com/plus

Meredith’s
podcast is The Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

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