You Don't Feel It When You Die: The Difference Between Alive and Living

For The Hayters: The Stories We Survive · May 10, 2026 · 45m

TW: heart failure, near-death/flatline, suicide loss, domestic abuse, depression.

At three months old, Bree was given six months to live. She's 49 now — the only one left from a group of kids born with the same heart condition. We talk about being a "miracle baby" with the weight of that title, grieving the version of yourself you used to be, and the difference between existing and actually living.

Interview, narration, and editing by Becky Hayter, with post-production, scripting, and sound design by Emily Nadal.

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