What starts as a normal night out ends in a moment that changes everything.

At 29 years old, Tessa is driving on a busy interstate when her body suddenly stops responding. Her feet go numb. Her hands won’t work. Her speech disappears. She’s still conscious — still thinking — but no longer in control.

This episode captures the confusion before the answers.
The self-blame.
The disbelief.
The instinct to push through instead of asking for help.

Part 1 of this five-part series lives inside the rupture — the moment where life splits into before and after, and nothing makes sense yet.

There is no lesson here.
No hindsight.
Just the raw experience of realizing something is very wrong… at 70 miles an hour..