My Second Brain Is Killing Me

 

- Inner Space - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (episode intro)


CASE 1

- Light as Air Str - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music]; Airy Victory - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

- A Days Work - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Sarah Wigoda works as a bank loan specialist, while her husband Paul is a deliveryman who delivers food products to local grocery stores)

- New Dawn - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (one warm August morning, Paul is in the bathroom getting ready for work)

- A Waiting Game 4 - Jody Jenkins [Audio Network] (Paul notices a redness in his eye when he looks in the mirror)

- ? (Paul manages to complete his food deliveries as usual, despite the minor irritation)

- ? (the next morning however, Sarah notices the worsening redness and inflammation in Paul's eye, and encourages him to see a doctor)

- Shadow Heart - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (later that week, Paul sees his primary care physician)

- ? (explanation of cellulitis)

- Aeolian Gates - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Paul takes an antibiotic for several days, and his eye appears to improve)

- ? (but then, one afternoon, while getting out of his delivery truck, Paul decides to check himself in the rear view mirror)

- Hanging On - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Paul's eye is worse than ever)

- Into Darkness - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Paul decides to wear sunglasses while completing his deliveries)

- ? (after finishing his deliveries, Paul heads to the emergency room, where the doctors determine he has a much worse case of cellulitis than initially thought and give him IV antibiotics)

- Winding Breeze - James Dorman (the next morning, Paul's eye appears improved, and is discharged)

- ? (for five days, Paul regularly applies a warm compress to his eye to speed up the healing process)

- ? (but gradually, Paul's symptoms return)

- ? (at the end of the week, in the kitchen, Paul develops a shooting pain in his eye along with discharge)

- Against the Clock - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Paul sees eye specialist Dr. David Buerger)

- ? (Dr. Buerger sees a tiny hole in the largest area of swelling around Paul's eye, and sees something moving)

- ? (Sarah sees the hole moving in Paul's eye)

- ? (Dr. Buerger sees a small gelatinous figure filling the hole)

- Hanging On - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (briefly plays before commercial break)

- Missing Component - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] ("For weeks, Paul Wigoda has been suffering from painful symptoms around his eyelid.")

- ? (Dr. Buerger rushes Paul into surgery, where Paul decides he only wants a local anesthetic)

- Drone Wars - Igor Dvorkin, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] (Dr. Buerger opens up the hole in Paul's eyelid)

- Scary Stare - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (a worm pops out)

- ? (Dr. Buerger, after a consultation with a biologist, discovers the species of worm that came out of Paul's eye)

- ? (warble fly larva)

- ? ("One of the most fascinating things about warble fly larvae is that they can affect more than just the skin.")

- Blue Line - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (different types of warble fly infest their hosts in different ways)

- ? (Paul believes he got infected when he had a food product in his hand and somehow scratched his eye, allowing the warble fly larva to grow out of that)

- Flipside No Dr - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (today, with the larva now gone, Paul's eye is back to normal, and although he and Sarah are more cautious now, he's able to laugh about the incident and have fun telling his story)

- ? (how to avoid becoming a host to fly larvae)

- Creepy Feeling Str - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Jonathon Beers [Ah2 Music] ("Some monsters, like the warble fly, can be shooed away...")


CASE 2

- ? ("...but others are impossible to avoid."/case intro)

- Awaken - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Miles Hankins [Ah2 Music] (Atlanta, Georgia/Heather Hunt is a single mother to five children, including her oldest daughter, Lacey)

- Upward Trend - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] ("Lacey, she is a very sweet girl.")

- Staying Afloat - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Heather and her children are close with her sister (and the children's aunt), Hannah McKinney)

- Dark Side - Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] ("But a hidden horror is about to bring this family's life to a grinding halt.")

- Aftereffect - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (one Sunday in September, Heather and her children return from a vacation, and when she notices Lacey displaying cold-like symptoms)

- ? (for the next few days, Heather keeps a close eye on Lacey)

- ? (but then, one night, as Heather gets ready for bed, she notices Lacey rushing to the bathroom)

- Argue Now - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (Lacey vomits)

- Avoiding Detection - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (the next day, Heather goes to work, but when she gets home, she discovers Lacey is now strangely lethargic)

- Below the Deep - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Lacey complains about not being able to move her right arm)

- ? (Heather decides Lacey needs to see a doctor, but then, Lacey has difficulty keeping her head up)

- Indecision No Pno Mba - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] ("Lacey Smith is suffering from sudden weakness in her right arm and neck.")

- ? (at the hospital, Lacey is taken to the intensive care unit, where she continues to lose muscle function, and within minutes, much of her body is paralyzed)

- ? (doctors discover Lacey is short of breath)

- Chilling Tale - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, John Kaefer [Ah2 Music]; ? (doctors fear Lacey's crippling condition has now reached her diaphragm)

- Upsetting News - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music]; Cardiac Arrest - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] ("Sorry...")

- ? (Heather waits for any news of her daughter's condition)

- ? (Heather sees her daughter in a medically induced coma/Hannah arrives at the hospital)

- ? (doctors perform an MRI on Lacey's head and spinal column)

- Alien Invader - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (MRI reveals inflammation in Lacey's brain)

- ? ("This type of swelling can happen for a variety of reasons...from viral infections to parasitic infestations.")

- Following a Lead - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (doctors believe Lacey has acute flaccid myelitis)

- ? (doctors believe Lacey's case of acute flaccid myelitis is being brought on by a strain of enterovirus)

- ? (enterovirus D68)

- Breaking Point - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] ("Dr. Dale Lange has done extensive studies on enterovirus D68, and has a theory about why it sometimes causes AFM.")

- ? ("The scary thing about enterovirus is that it's actually one of the most common viruses in the world.")

- ? (there's no cure for enterovirus D68)

- ? ("A deadly viral infection has left Lacey Smith in a coma.")

- Infection Quickly Spreads* - David Vanacore, Joseph Greenier [KPM Music] (Lacey given steroids to reduce the inflammation in her brain)

- Breeding Contention - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (to see how badly Lacey has been affected by the damage caused by the virus, doctors slowly bring her out of her coma)

- Briefing Room - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Miles Hankins [Ah2 Music] (Heather anxiously watches her daugher for any signs of life)

- ? (brief drone track that plays in between the previous and next tracks)

- The Letter - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, James Sale [Ah2 Music] (after nearly two weeks in a coma, Lacey finally opens her eyes, and over the course of the next seven months, she slowly relearns to talk, move her arms, and breathe on her own)

- Silent City No Pno:Harp - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (today, Lacey is home with her family, but is still dealing with residual weakness in her right arm and diaphragm)

- Silent City - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (but Lacey knows she will get fully better one day and continues to think on the positive side)

- ? (how to avoid contracting enterovirus)

- Creepy Feeling Str - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Jonathon Beers [Ah2 Music] ("While some monsters hide all around us...")


CASE 3

- ? ("...others lurk deep inside our own bodies, waiting to strike."/case intro)

- High Tide - Terry Devine-King, Adam Drake [Audio Network] (Mattoon, Illinois/Kira Hartley and her fiancé, Brock Runner, enjoy playing Guitar Hero, going to concerts, and watching wrestling)

- By the Water - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Jonathon Beers [Ah2 Music] (the couple also enjoy spending time with Kira's mom, Tanya)

- ? ("But this close family bond is about to be shattered by a horrifying intruder.")

- Laying in Wait - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (one summer night, Brock and Kira are eating hamburgers together in the living room)

- Life or Death - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Kira notices her burger tastes "metallic", but Brock tries it and finds it okay, so they shrug it off)

- Indecision No Pno Mba - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (but over the next few days, Kira begins to notice more strange tastes, such as pickles tasting sweet instead of sour)

- ? (then, one evening, Brock wakes to find Kira unable to sleep, which sleep aids fails to help)

- Enter the Catacombs - Ron Riddle [KPM Music] (for the next 24 hours, Kira struggles with insomnia, so she decides to take a shower)

- ? (Brock rushes to the bathroom to find Kira on the verge of passing out)

- ? (Brock brings Kira to the hospital, where they are joined by Kira's mother, Tanya)

- ? (doctors discover Kira has a urinary tract infection)

- ? (Kira goes to rest upstairs, while Brock relaxes on the couch)

- ? (but 20 minutes later, Kira comes down to the living room)

- ? (Kira talks about demons coming to get her)

- Total Panic - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Miles Hankins [Ah2 Music]; You Better Run - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Brock realizes Kira is hallucinating)

- ? (Brock calls 911, and then calls Tanya)

- ? ("After suffering through terrifying hallucinations, Kira Hartley is taken to the emergency room by the paramedics.")

- ? (at the hospital, Kira goes into a seizure and stops breathing)

- ? (paramedics rush Kira into the intestive care unit)

- Depressed Drone No Drum - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (doctors place Kira in a medically-induced coma)

- Thriller Underscore - Laurent Juillet [APM Music] (doctors perform an MRI on Kira's brain, which reveals she has encephalitis)

- Lost Oracle - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (explanation of encephalitis)

- ? (Kira's tests for common triggers of encephalitis come back inconclusive)

- ? ("The most frightening part was we didn't know what was wrong with her.")

- ? (Kira's case is turned over the hospital's attending neurologist, Dr. Graham Huessman)

- ? (Dr. Huessman pours over Kira's test results, and notices the swelling is in particular affecting her brain's limbic system)

- ? (the limbic system is what allows us to feel various emotions)

- Hanging On - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Dr. Huessman performs an uppor body cat scan on Kira, and finds something shocking)

- Lost Oracle - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] ("Neuroligst Dr. Graham Huessman has just performed a cat scan on his patient, Kira Hartley...and found a problem far bigger than anything he's ever encountered.")

- ? (a big complex mass is on Kira's right ovary)

- Listed Seveso - Jean-Philippe Dutheil [Cezame Music Agency] (briefly plays upon the shot of the "TERATOMA" text)

- ? (a teratoma roughly the size of an NFL football has formed on Kira's overy)

- Barren Desert No Pluck Syn - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] ("Brock and Tanya are shocked to learn that Kira's body has been invaded by something so monstrous.")

- Circling Menace - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] ("Ovarian teratomas can expand by more than half an inch per year.")

- Barren Desert No Pluck Syn - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (briefly plays again after the previous track)

- Intentional Concealment - David Vanacore, Joseph Greenier [KPM Music] (later that day, Kira is rushed into surgery to remove the teratoma)

- ? (doctors perform the surgery)

- ? (the teratoma is made up of hair, small collections of bone, esophageal tissue, tracheal tissue, and nervous tissue)

- ? (after the surgery, Kira is kept sedated due to lingering encephalitis, and is given powerful drugs to suppress her immune system)

- Flag Waving (a) - Jan Cyrka [KPM Music] (then, after a month of treatment, Kira finally opens her eyes)

- ? (doctors aren't entirely sure what causes teratomas to form, but some believe it's related to the increase in hormones during puberty)

- Light as Clouds - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (today, Kira is still working to regain her strength and short-term memory, but is looking forward to her wedding and future with Brock)

- ? (most teratomas are only discovered during unrelated exams, but once found, they should be monitored closely)

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