About this episode
The episode tells the story of Eric, who has cared for his brother in a vegetative state for ten years until a scientific breakthrough offers new hope.
For ten years, Eric has cared for his vegetative state brother with no hope he’ll ever recover, until scientific breakthrough changes everything. An original short story by Doe Wilmann
People in this episode
Host: Doe Wilmann
Topics covered
- family
- caregiving
- medical breakthrough
- hope
- science fiction
Keywords
- vegetative state
- brother
- caregiver
- scientific breakthrough
- short story
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