It was supposed to be a routine surgery.

On August 6, 2021, Shantelle Tate kissed her young son goodbye and walked into the hospital expecting to be home the next day. Doctors told her it was a simple procedure they perform all the time.

But something went terribly wrong.

What followed was a medical nightmare that would nearly cost Shantelle her life. A surgical complication led to sepsis, emergency surgery, and a medically induced coma that lasted an entire month. During those 30 days, her family was called in more than once to say goodbye.

In this emotional episode of the Roller Coaster Podcast, I sit down with Shantelle and her husband Brandon Tate as they share both sides of the story, the terrifying moments in the hospital, the fight to survive, and the perspective that changed their lives forever.

This conversation explores survival, faith, trauma recovery, and gratitude for life.

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Key Moments:

00:00 A Routine Surgery That Almost Killed Her

05:32 It’s Just Gas: The Warning Doctors Missed

08:02 She Didn’t Wake Up for a Month

10:21 Trapped Inside a Coma Nightmare

13:50 Learning to Walk Again in the Hospital

16:27 Life After a Month in a Coma

19:42 “You Flatlined Three Times”

24:41 Realizing a Month of Life Was Gone

29:10 The Hard Truth About Friends

35:15 Being Told She Might Not Wake Up

38:18 Why Trauma Changes Everything

43:59 When They Knew She Might Survive

46:18 Her Message to Anyone Fighting to Survive

Guest Info:

IG: @shantelle_b_tate ( https://www.instagram.com/shantelle_b_tate/)