November 21, 2022

EP. 346 — Brain Surgery Changed My Boyfriend

They were planning their life together, but a traumatic brain injury changed everything. A woman shares what happened when her boyfriend woke up from brain surgery with a different personality and no memory of their relationship. She opens up about moving to a big city, becoming a DJ, and how in a way, they both became different people. Later on, she and Geth discuss getting sober, sexual compatibility post brain surgery, biking to Mexico, and the beauty of life now.

Transcript

Chris [00:00:05] Hello to everybody who throws on Ooh La La when you need that party poppin. It’s Beautiful/ Anonymous. One hour. One phone call. No names. No holds barred. Hi everybody, Chris Gethard here. Welcome to another episode of Beautiful/ Anonymous, a show where I talk to strangers on the phone and that’s it. But what we really get is a look at how life works from individual humans’ perspectives. And I feel so lucky that I’ve been doing this for so many years. It’s changed my life, and I can’t thank you enough for listening. I hope that read as genuine and sincere as I meant it to because, man, is it true. Hey, before I tell you about this week’s call, which is an intense one, I just want to let you guys know that I have some dates coming up out there on the road. I got a I got a whole bunch of stuff going on. I’m going to be in North Carolina. I’m going to be in Durham on December 2nd, Asheville December 3rd. Early shows.

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