Misdiagnosed with Comedian Rachael O'Brien

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Comedian Rachael O'Brien (Be Here For Awhile, Vanderpump Rules) and her family were stunned to hear that her dad was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS). But the story doesn't end there! Listen to find out what happened! Here's a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you're listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you'll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There's one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We'd love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You'll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) ThirdLove, Story Worth, Casper Mattress, LeTote, and Audible (promo code STORYWORTHY). It's good karma guys! See our Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and our California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy.
0:06.8	Have you ever had to watch a family member or loved one become seriously ill?
0:11.8	My dad started to get sick, but we didn't really know what it was.
0:15.2	He would just start getting, he was getting like night sweats.
0:18.9	And he was having like a little bit of muscle atrophy right at first.
0:22.7	But it started to get really, really, really bad.
0:25.4	What do you do?
0:26.6	Well, you consult your doctor, right?
0:29.3	But what if you don't like what they have to say?
0:32.0	Do you get a second opinion?
0:34.0	My mom decided to take him to the Mayo Clinic, which everyone knows. It's like one of the best hospitals in the world in Rochester, Minnesota.
0:42.4	The Mayo Clinic? Well, they ought to know what's going on.
0:45.8	So we all went there the first time as a family, and they were like, this is serious, but we don't know what it is.
0:51.7	How can they not know what's going on? They're the Mayo Clinic.
0:55.4	The doctor said they figured it out
0:57.5	and that it was Lou Gehrig's disease
0:59.3	and he had six months to live.
1:01.7	Today on Storyworthy,
1:03.4	comedian Rachel O'Brien
1:04.6	talks about receiving the worst news
1:06.8	anyone can imagine.
1:09.0	But there's a huge twist.
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