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Episode 229 - Kegan Gill

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Cleared Hot

Society & Culture

4.911K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2022

⏱️ 175 minutes

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Summary

Kegan Gill was a US Navy Fighter Pilot (F-18 Super Hornet) and was forced to eject into the sound barrier as his plane was going down during a training exercise over the Atlantic Ocean. In the process of ejecting, Kegan sustained catastrophic injuries that literally ripped his limbs apart along with a severe traumatic brain injury.

His body landed in the ice-cold waters of the Atlantic with a protective wet suit that had been ripped to pieces. With his parachute still attached, and unable to move his arms, Kegan was continuously dunked into the freezing water for two hours before his rescue. Luckily, his hypothermic condition kept him from bleeding to death.

Kegan spent the following months focusing on his recovery, and despite his catastrophic injuries, was eventually able to score a perfect PFT and was able to return to flight duty.

Due to his traumatic brain injury, Kegan began to experience severe, but temporary, psychosis. After being rushed to the emergency room during a psychotic episode, Kegan was admitted to a VA Mental Health Facility. Kegan did not react well to pharmaceutical treatments, and in many ways, they made him feel worse. After explaining this to his caregivers, they treated him as a troublemaker and began doing things like keeping him up all night long by flashing a flashlight in his eyes every 15 minutes.

Kegan has since been seeking alternative treatments for his brain health. He found the Warrior Angels Foundation several months ago and is on the path to recovery through nutraceutical and hormonal interventions.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, do you like coffee?

0:02.2

Well good, stop being a bitch and go to blackriflecoffee.com

0:06.3

where you can support an amazing brand

0:08.4

that was founded by amazing individuals.

0:10.5

When you get there, blackriflecoffee.com,

0:12.2

you have all the options you want across the top.

0:14.0

Subscriptions, maybe you want a subscription to actual coffee.

0:18.5

Maybe you want merch, maybe you want stickers?

0:20.7

I don't know what you want.

0:22.2

Right next to that is coffee, pick whatever kind of blend

0:24.4

that you want, everything from dark to light to de-caf.

0:28.8

Fucking hate yourself.

0:30.4

A parroguel.

0:31.2

It's got everything you could possibly want.

0:33.2

Um, yeah, what can I say?

0:35.3

I've been drinking blackriflecoffee for a long time,

0:37.0

but I've known the founders for actually even longer

0:39.6

that I'm been drinking their coffee,

0:40.6

so I've been totally honest.

0:41.6

And that's what I like about the brand.

0:42.8

There's the people that created it

0:45.2

and what they stand for and those that they support.

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