86% Die Within 24 Hours | A Coma Survivor Story
Sickboy
CBC
4.8 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
When the odds say you shouldn't be alive, sometimes you wake up and make a podcast application anyway. In this episode, Hannah Maria takes us through her miraculous survival story after a devastating collision with a semi-truck left her with the lowest possible score on the Glasgow Coma Scale. From a shattered pelvis to a brain that decided to take an 11-day nap, her injuries read like a medical textbook's greatest hits. But what happens when you wake up thinking you're pregnant, only to discover you've been crafting Instagram reels in your sleep? Between memory gaps, broken bones, and an inexplicable urge to apply to Sickboy while still in the ICU, Hannah Maria's story is a testament to resilience, universal healthcare, and the strange ways our minds work when piecing life back together. In the wrap-up, the fellas dive into the surprising differences between getting knocked out and falling into a coma, proving that sometimes the best naps are the ones you don't remember taking.
Want to see some of the jaw dropping photos from Hanna Maria's experience? Be sure to catch the full video version of this episode on YouTube.
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| 0:00.0 | It's becoming pretty clear that U.S. President Donald Trump is ripping up the political |
| 0:05.3 | playbook. |
| 0:05.8 | And when it comes to what it all means for Canada, well, as they say, it's complicated. |
| 0:09.8 | But our podcast, two blocks from the White House, is a way to make sense of it all. |
| 0:13.8 | Join me, Willie Lowry, and senior Washington correspondents, Paul Hunter and Katie Simpson |
| 0:18.6 | every week as we break down the headlines from Capitol Hill |
| 0:22.1 | with a Canadian spin. Find and follow two blocks from the White House on your favorite |
| 0:26.7 | podcast app, including YouTube. |
| 0:30.3 | This is a CBC podcast. |
| 0:45.9 | What's up, folks? Today's episode is absolutely freaking wild. We are joined by Hannah Maria. |
| 0:55.8 | Hannah Maria is an OG listener of the show who survived something that 86% of people do not walk away from. |
| 1:05.2 | Buckle up for a story about what happens when a routine drive turns into an 11-day coma where Hannah Maria actually applied to be on sick boy while she was basically unconscious in the ICU. |
| 1:13.6 | She literally has no memory of doing it. |
| 1:16.7 | But before we dive in, a quick reminder, we could not do this without you. |
| 1:20.8 | Please make sure you are following Sick Boy on your favorite podcast app. |
| 1:24.5 | Catch the full video version over on YouTube and hit subscribe while you're there. |
| 1:29.2 | And hey, if this episode hits home, share it with someone who needs to hear it. |
| 1:34.0 | Okay, without further ado, let's get into it. |
| 1:36.2 | This is our conversation with our friend, Hannah Maria. |
| 1:53.4 | Okay, well, guys, we are joined by our dear friend and OG listener of the podcast, Hannah Maria, |
| 1:57.6 | all the way from Sweden by way of Estonia. |
| 2:00.1 | Do you guys know the capital of Estonia? |
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