688- My Traumatic Brain Injury with Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer (HBO Comedy Special, We Have To Stop Here, Live From The Village) was waiting outside a restaurant for the valet to bring her car around, when she blacked out. Suzanne woke up in the hospital 3 weeks later. Listen to this extraordinary story from Suzanne Westenhoefer, a true trailblazer in comedy and a survivor.
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| 1:15.8 | Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy. |
| 1:18.4 | Today on the show, the very talented comedian Suzanne Westenhoeffer |
| 1:22.3 | shares the very dramatic story of how she got her traumatic brain injury. |
| 1:27.7 | We get the ballet. |
| 1:29.6 | He's going to bring the car. |
| 1:31.5 | I'm standing with her. |
| 1:34.1 | And that's the last thing I remember. |
| 1:36.8 | I woke up in the hospital with people looking, you know, heads, faces over me, including my girlfriend and stuff. |
| 1:47.8 | My girlfriend was like holding my hand saying, you're going to be okay, you're going to be okay. |
| 1:51.1 | And I'm thinking, well, yeah, I'm going to be okay. |
| 1:53.8 | How long have I been here? |
| 1:55.2 | I got to go. |
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