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Ep. 36 | A Step Too Far/Dying of Boredom

MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries

5d ago • 36 mins

“A Step Too Far”

A man in Scotland suffering from crippling breathing difficulty is mystified when his doctors can’t figure out what’s wrong with him. As he grows weaker and weaker, he worries that one day he’ll go to bed… and never get up.


“Dying of Boredom”

After undergoing ankle surgery, an Australian high schooler is dreading a summer stuck inside. But when he suddenly starts struggling for breath, his couch-bound recovery becomes the least of his problems.

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