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“It’s like this weird tunnel of reality collapsing and you want to hold on to where you just were at where none of this happened, but now you have this thing that you have to absorb somehow.”
Producer: Whit Missildine
Editors: Nigel Coutinho, Whit Missildine
Episode Summary: A woman is three months pregnant when her husband’s pursuit of a fugitive turns their world upside down.
Today's episode features Shideh Etaat. If you'd like to donate to the GoFundMe page for her husband's recovery, follow the link below. http://bit.ly/shidehgofundme
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Content/Trigger Warnings: traumatic injury, explicit language
Intro Music: ""Illabye" – Tipper
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