119: Ashley's baby couldn't breathe

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2022

⏱️ 74 minutes

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I want you to take a moment, and think about the concept of trust. Often, trust is based on experience. When you go to a restaurant you really like, and you order your favorite dish, you trust that the ingredients they use aren’t outdated and spoiled. This is an easy thing, because you’ve done it hundreds of times before, at lots of different restaurants. When I need to have some work done on my car, I’m fortunate to have a mechanic who I can trust. I need to know that not only the repair was done properly, but that the car is also safe to drive when I get it back. And one of the places where we all have to place our trust is in our healthcare professionals. Whether you’re at your doctor for an annual checkup, or in the Emergency Room for something more serious, you have to trust that the doctors, and nurses, and the other medical people know what they’re doing. My guest today is Ashley. She went to the hospital one day, because she was about to give birth to her first child. She and her husband, Alden, were very excited about becoming parents. And when things started happening that were outside the norm, they trusted that the people in charge could figure it out. That’s not what happened. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online therapy – get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/WHATWAS. Check out the Compelled podcast – inspiring stories of people who have overcome – at CompelledPodcast.com Patrick Jones (Listener Story from September 9, 2022 episode): Website – pojones.com Podcast – whyillnevermakeit.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Glassbox Media Podcast.
0:07.0	I want you to take a moment and think about the concept of trust.
0:16.0	A lot of times, trust is based on experience.
0:20.0	When you go to a restaurant you really like and you order your favorite dish,
0:24.0	you trust that the ingredients they use aren't outdated or spoiled.
0:29.0	This is an easy thing because you've done it hundreds of times before at lots of different restaurants.
0:36.0	When I need to have some work done on my car, I'm fortunate to have a mechanic who I can trust.
0:42.0	I need to know that the repair was done properly, but also that the car is safe to drive when I get it back.
0:50.0	And one of the places where we all have to place our trust is in our healthcare professionals.
0:57.0	Whether you're at the doctor for an annual checkup or in the emergency room for something more serious,
1:04.0	you have to trust that the doctors and nurses and the other medical people know what they're doing.
1:12.0	My guest today is Ashley.
1:15.0	She went to the hospital one day because she was about to give birth to her first child.
1:22.0	She and her husband Alden were very excited about becoming parents.
1:28.0	And when things started happening that were outside the norm,
1:32.0	they trusted that the people in charge could figure it out.
1:37.0	That's not what happened.
1:43.0	Real people in unreal situations.
1:48.0	There is a man standing in front of me in my bedroom.
1:51.0	My friend has been shot.
1:53.0	I'm in the literally inside the river and I'm inside my car.
1:56.0	He had told me multiple times that he was going to set himself on fire.
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