<p>There are nights in life that divide everything into two halves.</p><p>Who you were before. And who you become afterwards.</p><br><p>Greg Weston knows that feeling better than most.</p><br><p>One evening out with friends ended in a moment that changed everything. His head struck a kerbstone. What followed was catastrophic. Greg was taken to hospital and very quickly slipped into a coma. At one point he was not expected to wake up.</p><br><p>This episode tells the story of what happened next.</p><br><p>Greg’s long and stubborn climb back from the brink. From the frightening prospect of a vegetative state to the slow work of learning again. Moving again. Speaking again.</p><br><p>And along the way, life had another surprise in store.</p><br><p>Greg found love.</p><br><p>The woman he now shares his life with carries her own story of a life altered in a single moment, giving them a rare understanding of just how suddenly everything can change.</p><br><p>And at the centre of this story sits one mighty man who connects our paths. The late Matt Gallagher.</p><br><p>Matt faced Motor Neurone Disease with a warrior spirit that left a mark on everyone who knew him. His courage and humour brought Greg and I into each other’s orbit.</p><br><p>This conversation reflects on friendship, love, and the strange truth that sometimes the worst night of your life becomes the moment that reshapes everything.</p><br><p>Greg Weston is a man who will not stay down.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Gobsmacked!

Catherine Williamson

57. Greg Weston ‘The Man Who Wouldn’t Stay Down’

MAR 11, 202642 MIN
Gobsmacked!

57. Greg Weston ‘The Man Who Wouldn’t Stay Down’

MAR 11, 202642 MIN

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<p>There are nights in life that divide everything into two halves.</p><p>Who you were before. And who you become afterwards.</p><br><p>Greg Weston knows that feeling better than most.</p><br><p>One evening out with friends ended in a moment that changed everything. His head struck a kerbstone. What followed was catastrophic. Greg was taken to hospital and very quickly slipped into a coma. At one point he was not expected to wake up.</p><br><p>This episode tells the story of what happened next.</p><br><p>Greg’s long and stubborn climb back from the brink. From the frightening prospect of a vegetative state to the slow work of learning again. Moving again. Speaking again.</p><br><p>And along the way, life had another surprise in store.</p><br><p>Greg found love.</p><br><p>The woman he now shares his life with carries her own story of a life altered in a single moment, giving them a rare understanding of just how suddenly everything can change.</p><br><p>And at the centre of this story sits one mighty man who connects our paths. The late Matt Gallagher.</p><br><p>Matt faced Motor Neurone Disease with a warrior spirit that left a mark on everyone who knew him. His courage and humour brought Greg and I into each other’s orbit.</p><br><p>This conversation reflects on friendship, love, and the strange truth that sometimes the worst night of your life becomes the moment that reshapes everything.</p><br><p>Greg Weston is a man who will not stay down.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>