When All Else Fails: A True Story About Fighting the System and Saving My Dad

Oct 15, 2025
32 mins

Episode Description

When my dad — a doctor — started losing the ability to walk, I thought we’d find answers quickly. Instead, we ran straight into a wall of hospital red tape, conflicting protocols, and doctors too afraid to take a risk.

This is a true story about how I fought the healthcare system to save my father’s life.

It’s about standing up to bureaucracy, finding the right information when no one else would, and learning how compassion sometimes matters more than protocol.

Expect platelets, hallway confrontations, and neurosurgeons who definitely didn’t expect me to show up armed with research from the Cleveland Clinic.

Oh, and also, the tooth fairy industry almost suffered a financial blip thanks to my husband...

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