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Catherine Ogie, Author of Unshakable | The Jeff Crilley Show
Description
Doctors told Catherine Ogie she had a 15% chance of survival. Blood clots in her heart and lungs, three blocked arteries, stomach paralysis—her body was shutting down. She refused surgery and bet everything on faith, lifestyle changes, and becoming her own fiercest health advocate.
Catherine Ogie is the author of the bestselling book Unshakable and a U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. On this episode, she walks Jeff Crilley through the full timeline of her health crisis, starting from the October 2022 emergency room visit where she learned she'd already had a heart attack without knowing it.
What this episode covers:
– The cascade of diagnoses: heart failure, blood clots, esophageal thinning, and stomach paralysis
– How switching to UT Southwestern and Dr. Araj may have saved her life when he flagged her medications as harmful
– The role of forgiveness, grounding, Nigerian food cravings, and worship in her recovery
– Getting fired from her job of 16 years—and getting it back 30 minutes later
– Why she wrote Unshakable and what she wants readers to take from it
Connect with Catherine Ogie: https://www.facebook.com/people/Catherine-Ogie/100009199241811/