243: Scott woke up from a coma

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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I wonder if this ever happens to you. Maybe you’re visiting someone and you’re staying overnight. Or you’re on a trip and you’re staying in a hotel or an Airbnb. And that first time you wake up, you have a brief few seconds where you’re a little disoriented. Like, “Hey, where am I? This is not my bedroom. This is not my bed”. But then it comes back to you – oh yeah, I’m away from home right now. I would think it would be even worse if you woke up and realized you’re in a hospital bed. For the podcast, I typically don’t do stories that are mainly centered around the guest being in a coma. It’s an interesting concept for sure, but just the fact that someone was in a coma would make for a difficult episode. I mean, how can you tell a detailed story when you were asleep for most of it? Today we’re going to hear from Scott. He was in a coma for a while. And then he had that experience of trying to figure out “why am I in a hospital...what is going on”. But his story is not really about him being in a coma. It’s about what the doctor told him when he woke up. To get Scott’s book, Play From Your Heart: https://librarytalespublishing.com/products/play-from-your-heart If you’d like to contact Scott by email:reader.playfromyourheart@gmail.com Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/243 Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai. Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well) Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS. Try What Was That Like PLUS free: iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free” Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app Sponsor deals: Visit AuraFrames.com and use promo code WHATWAS at checkout to get $45 off. If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping @IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]! #indacloudpod Go to ThriveMarket.com/WHATWAS to get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift just for signing up. Go to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Try Mint Mobile for 3 months, for just 15 bucks a month - MintMobile.com/WHAT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I wonder if this ever happens to you.
0:07.0	Maybe you're visiting someone and you're staying overnight, or you're on a trip and you're staying in a hotel or an Airbnb.
0:16.0	And that first time you wake up, you have a brief few seconds where you're a little disoriented.
0:24.5	Like, hey, where am I?
0:27.1	This is not my bedroom.
0:28.9	This is not my bed.
0:30.9	But then it comes back to you.
0:33.2	Oh yeah, I'm away from home right now.
0:37.8	I would think it would be even worse if you woke up and realized you're in a hospital bed.
0:47.9	For the podcast, I typically don't do stories that are mainly centered around the guest being in a coma.
0:56.1	It's an interesting concept for sure, but just the fact that someone was in a coma would
1:01.9	make for a difficult episode.
1:04.5	I mean, how can you tell a detailed story when you were asleep for most of it.
1:13.5	Today we're going to hear from Scott.
1:16.5	He was in a coma for a while.
1:21.3	And then he had that experience of trying to figure out,
1:23.8	why am I in a hospital?
1:25.8	What is going on? But his story is not really about him being in a coma.
1:32.9	It's about what the doctor told him when he woke up.
1:48.5	Real people in unreal situations.
1:54.6	The eerie silence when I walked in, and he's just staring at me.
1:57.0	I was like, hello, like, are you okay?
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