Episode 2.65 - Owl Odyssey and Second Chances

About this episode

Chris Skinner shares his experiences after a successful surgery and reflects on the stories from his time in the operating theatre.

Send us Fan Mail Fresh from a successful quadruple bypass at Papworth Hospital, Chris Skinner returns to High Ash Farm after nine days away, still bruised from head to foot but glowing with renewed purpose. In the living room he shares extraordinary stories of the operating theatre where three members of the surgical team recognised him from the podcast and asked (unsuccessfully) to play it during the nine-and-a-half-hour procedure, and of the young farmers from the Philippines and South Suda...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Skinner

Topics covered

• health
• surgery
• farming
• personal stories
• resilience

Keywords

• quadruple bypass
• Papworth Hospital
• surgical team
• young farmers
• Philippines
• South Sudan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Papworth Hospital

Places: Philippines, South Sudan

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