251: Marcy's husband wasn't the same

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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If your brain changes, are you still the same person? That was the question behind a 1991 movie titled Regarding Henry. In that film, Harrison Ford played the part of Henry Turner. Henry was a wealthy New York City lawyer. He was also narcissistic, uncaring, and even a little unethical sometimes. He got what he wanted and he didn’t care who was in the way. One night he stops into a convenience store and accidentally interrupts an armed robbery. Henry gets shot in the head, but somehow survives. But he has damage to his brain. As he recovers, he slowly emerges as someone very different than who he was before the shooting. He forges new, loving relationships with his wife and his daughter. And of course they love the “new” Henry. My guest today is Marcy. She’s a wife and a mother. She has first-hand experience with seeing someone change after a traumatic brain injury – it was her husband, Greg. He was not the same person. If you’d like to contact Marcy, she’s in the Facebook group – WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook. Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/251 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 www.functionhealth.com/WHATWAS or use gift code WHATWAS25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. 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	If your brain changes, are you still the same person?
0:08.1	That was the question behind a 1991 movie titled Regarding Henry.
0:14.6	In that film, Harrison Ford played the part of Henry Turner.
0:19.9	Henry was a wealthy New York City lawyer.
0:23.5	He was also narcissistic, uncaring, even a little unethical sometimes.
0:29.7	He got what he wanted and he didn't care who was in the way.
0:34.6	One night he stops into a convenience store and accidentally interrupts an armed robbery.
0:42.3	Henry gets shot in the head but somehow survives, but he has damage to his brain.
0:49.3	As he recovers, he slowly emerges as someone very different than who he was before the shooting.
0:57.0	He forges new, loving relationships with his wife and his daughter.
1:04.0	And of course they love the new Henry.
1:08.0	My guest today is Marcy.
1:12.3	She's a wife and a mother.
1:15.2	She has first-hand experience with seeing someone change after a traumatic brain injury.
1:22.5	It was her husband, Greg.
1:26.1	He was not the same person.
1:32.3	Real people in unreal situations.
1:37.3	The eerie silence when I walked in and he's just staring at me.
1:43.3	I was like, hello, like, are you okay?
1:45.8	And then I had to tell him it was me.
1:49.6	There was just blood everywhere.
1:52.3	They're shouting, they're screaming, they're being hit by bullets, they're hitting the ground.
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