Snapshot · Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Chloe's abusive stalker-ex broke into her apartment, saw her passed out, and took her to the hospital — where doctors said her kidneys were actively shutting down and she'd have needed dialysis within 12 hours.
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About a week to ten days of feeling progressively unwell turns into genuine collapse. Chloe is on her futon, too weak to stand, and the last thing she remembers is trying to get water. She opens her eyes to find her abusive ex crouched over her, slapping her cheeks back to consciousness. [1] — Chloe "Chloe was delirious with what she thought was the flu, collapsed on her futon, and woke to find her abusive ex looming above her, slapping …" 49:20 In her delirious state, she doesn't know if he caused this or if he's about to kill her. He calls a cab, carries her out, takes her to the same hospital where she'd been treated after his attack five months before. The doctors are clear: her kidneys are actively shutting down. Had she not arrived within the next twelve hours, she would likely have been on dialysis for the rest of her life. Her stalker-abuser, peering through her tiny windows, saw her incapacitated and saved her.
Chloe was delirious with what she thought was the flu, collapsed on her futon, and woke to find her abusive ex looming above her, slapping her cheeks. In her weakened, confused state, she didn't know if he had caused her illness or was about to kill her. He put her in a cab to the hospital — saving her life.
Chloe was in a controlling and physically abusive relationship for two and a half years before finally escaping and moving to her own apartment in Windsor.
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