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Episode 50: Dan Cohen, Part 1, The Day My Father Came Back – Dan Cohen (Awakenings In Real Life)
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- www.whoisyourhero.com.au
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- Mar 13, 2026
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- 3063
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Summary
What happens when someone you love slowly disappears… and then suddenly comes back? In this powerful episode of Who Is Your Hero, Buzz sits down with Dan Cohen, author of the memoir Awakenings In Real Life and host of the podcast of the same name. Dan shares the deeply personal story of his father, Herbie — a loving, larger-than-life man who spent years battling dementia after suffering a stroke. Like many families facing this cruel disease, Dan watched the man he admired and relied on slowly...