Episode

When A Hospital Visit Feels Like A Ticket Line

Podcast
A Contagious Smile Podcast
Published
Jul 27, 2026
Duration seconds
2246
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Summary

Send us Fan Mail A six-hour ER wait time shouldn’t come with a text message like you’re waiting for a table, but that’s exactly where we found ourselves and what happened next still doesn’t feel real. After we send love to Jessie Tyler Williams as she shares the devastating loss of her daughter to overdose, we shift into a raw, unfiltered talk about addiction, grief, and what families carry when the worst call comes through. Then we tell the story of a hospital visit that turns into a front-...