Guest Episode – 

Three Uniforms, One Stroke: Part 2

Dispatched & Dysfunctional – Because sometimes the worst calls make the best stories.

This is not a polished studio episode. It’s a raw, outdoor recording at Susan Crowder’s home — with Susan, her daughter Maizee, her granddaughter Jo, my wife Jordan, and my daughter Sophie. Background sounds, interruptions, and unfiltered honesty included.

🚑 In Part 2, Susan opens up about the stroke that ended everything: waking up in the hospital, multiple brain surgeries, and the terrifying reality of flipping from provider to patient. There’s dark humor, brutal honesty, and moments only another first responder could understand.

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Explicit language, graphic medical details, hospital experiences, and dark humor. This episode contains even more banter and rawness than usual. Listener discretion advised.

Why It Matters:

Because every responder who gives their all eventually hits a breaking point — whether it’s physical, mental, or both. Susan’s story is a reminder that even when the chaos stops, survival takes a whole new fight.

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