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

There are nights in life that divide everything into two halves.

Who you were before. And who you become afterwards.

Greg Weston knows that feeling better than most.

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.

This episode tells the story of what happened next.

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.

And along the way, life had another surprise in store.

Greg found love.

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.

And at the centre of this story sits one mighty man who connects our paths. The late Matt Gallagher.

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.

This conversation reflects on friendship, love, and the strange truth that sometimes the worst night of your life becomes the moment that reshapes everything.

Greg Weston is a man who will not stay down.

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