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46 - The Man Who Purposefully Paralyzed Himself

The Curious Clinicians

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"i think of so many of our patients who are intimated and don't know why, like, breath is being pushed into their lungs. And i imagine that it must feel really similar," says anaestheseologist Tony Smith. "It sounds like he really had a scarring experience from this, but physically did not come to any harm", she adds. 'I'm still kind of processing, like, what do you think? Do you see him as a hero?' asks the doctor.

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