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MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries

Ep. 69 | Too Much of a Good Thing

MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries

Wondery | Ballen Studios

True Crime

4.71.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

When a recovering alcoholic nearly dies after falling down his basement stairs, it seems like the tragic result of alcohol withdrawal symptoms. But when he starts seeing people who are not there at his bedside, doctors realize the man has even bigger problems.

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0:00.0

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0:06.2

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0:11.2

In the late summer of 2012, a 15-year-old man lay in a hospital bed surrounded by his loved ones.

0:22.2

The man was at a skilled nursing facility recovering from a bad fall that had nearly killed

0:26.4

him.

0:27.4

Thankfully, now he was on the mend and things were looking good.

0:31.4

But today, as the man looked around at the familiar faces of the people gathered by his

0:35.4

bed, his eyes suddenly filled with terror.

0:38.5

None of them were supposed to be here. The man squeezed his eyes shut and fear, and when he

0:43.5

opened them a few seconds later, he breathed a sigh of relief. The friends and family were gone,

0:48.9

and he was alone. The man leaned back on his pillow and shook his head. He knew he was just seeing things. He had been

0:55.5

alone all along. But it was still disconcerting to have people pop in and out of his room like that.

1:01.6

He did his best to relax and let it go. But then he caught a flash of movement in his peripheral

1:06.3

vision and his eyes went wide with fear once again. This time, it wasn't people appearing by his bedside.

1:13.6

There was smoke coming through the walls,

1:16.1

and the smoke was about to consume him.

1:27.1

Let's talk about something that might be keeping you up at night.

1:30.9

Cybersecurity.

1:31.9

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1:37.9

That's where VANTA comes in.

1:39.6

Whether you're a startup, growing fast, or already established, Vanta can help you get ISO-2701 certified and more without the headaches.

1:49.0

And Vanta allows your company to centralise security workflows, complete questionnaires up to five times faster, and proactively manage vendor risk to help your team not only gets compliant, but stay compliant.

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