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Podcast: The Lean to the Left Podcast
Episode: The Man With a New Face
Description: It was a Monday evening when Robert Chelsea was driving to his Los Angeles home when his car overheated. He pulled to the side of the freeway to wait for help when a drunk driver slammed into his car, which exploded on impact. Robert was in a coma for six months and hospitalized for 18 months with severe burns covering the majority of his face and body. Facial tissue, including his lips were burned off. He has endured more than 30 surgeries. In July 2019, after years of tests and physical and psychological evaluations, and a longer than usual...