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Hey guys, it's me, Javier.

I am taking this week off to catch up on my series.

I beg your pardon.

I hope you guys are enjoying it.

I have a few more stories in the works.

Just some shocking cases.

But in the meantime, my friend Andrea Dunlop, the host of Nobody Should Believe Me, released

season seven of her show. And it's actually really interesting and I would love your thoughts on it

because a lot of people ask me, Javier, what are you listening to? What podcast should I listen to?

And I started listening to just the first episode of this one.

And it was pretty eye-opening because it's based on the Netflix hit documentary called

Take Care of Maya.

I don't know if you guys watched that one.

I watched it, but it's been a long time,

and I kind of forgot what it was about. But essentially, the story begins with Maya Kowalski,

which was a girl that she was suffering from chronic debilitating pain. You know, doctors

couldn't find answers. And then finally, her parents found the specialist who diagnosed her with this

complex regional pain syndrome. It's a rare neurological condition. Anyway, and they prescribed her

ketamine, which is a form of anesthesia and a controlled substance to, quote, reset her nervous

system. And they said that this treatment actually was successful in managing a lot of her symptoms.

So here's how the story goes.

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