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Dare to be Different with Craig White · July 28 · 1 hr 3 min

S3E15: Rhys Thomas - Facing Death & Surviving Heart Transplant Surgery

In this episode, former Wales international Rhys Thomas returns for a third time to share what it was like to finally receive the call for a heart transplant after 12 years of waiting. The conversation explores fear, surrender, survival, gratitude, recovery, and how life feels when the future suddenly opens up again. SHOW NOTES what it felt like to receive the call he had waited years for how he approached the operation emotionally and mentally before going under what waking up after the transplant was like and why it felt magical how fear, survival, and uncertainty shaped the years before the operation what he has reclaimed in himself since the transplant, including joy and softness Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

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In this episode, former Wales international Rhys Thomas returns for a third time to share what it was like to finally receive the call for a heart transplant after 12 years of waiting. The conversation explores fear, surrender, survival, gratitude, recovery, and how life feels when the future suddenly opens up again.

SHOW NOTES

  •  what it felt like to receive the call he had waited years for 
  •  how he approached the operation emotionally and mentally before going under 
  •  what waking up after the transplant was like and why it felt magical 
  •  how fear, survival, and uncertainty shaped the years before the operation 
  •  what he has reclaimed in himself since the transplant, including joy and softness

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

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