251: Marcy's husband wasn't the same
From What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People. by Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media.
April 3, 2026 · 1h 7m · Episode 251
About this episode
Marcy shares her experience of her husband's transformation after a traumatic brain injury.
If your brain changes, are you still the same person? That was the question behind a 1991 movie titled Regarding Henry. In that film, Harrison Ford played the part of Henry Turner. Henry was a wealthy New York City lawyer. He was also narcissistic, uncaring, and even a little unethical sometimes. He got what he wanted and he didn’t care who was in the way. One night he stops into a convenience store and accidentally interrupts an armed robbery. Henry gets shot in the head, but somehow survives. But he has damage to his brain. As he recovers, he slowly emerges as someone very different than who he was before the shooting. He forges new, loving relationships with his wife and his daughter. And of course they love the “new” Henry. My guest today is Marcy. She’s a wife and a mother. She has first-hand experience with seeing someone change after a traumatic brain injury – it was her husband, Greg. He was not the same person. If you’d like to contact Marcy, she’s in the Facebook group – WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook. Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/251 Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai. Want to…
People in this episode
Host: Scott Johnson
Guest: Marcy
Topics covered
- brain injury
- identity
- personal transformation
- family relationships
- trauma
Keywords
- brain injury
- identity change
- trauma
- family
- personal stories
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: What Was That Like, Glassbox Media
Books & works: Regarding Henry
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