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Pete Weatherly

Pete Weatherly

New Zealand father of Rachel Weatherly, whose daughter's battle with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is the subject of RNZ's investigative podcast All In Her Head.

Jul 22, 2026

41:41
Rachel and Pete, I can see the toll her illness has taken on this tight-knit family, and the risks and unknowns of this potential surgery are weighing heavy.
41:52
It's a nightmare that you just can't wake up.
41:54
We can't, I don't think I've slept for the last year.
41:56
It's just a total stress for the whole thing.
42:02
What happens if we get the Alzheimer's and he turns us down, then we've got to go here and we've got to do that.
42:06
If that's going to go wrong, then we're going to have to do this, we're going to do that.
42:08
You know, it just goes in your head all day long.
42:59
But then the news came through that this Australian surgeon might be able to help.
40:45
And the risks and unknowns of this potential surgery are weighing heavy.
40:51
It's a nightmare that you just can't wake up.
40:52
We can't, I don't think I've slept for the last year.
40:55
It's just a total stress for the whole thing.
41:00
What happens if we get to Aussie and he turns us down, then we've got to go here and we've got to do that.
41:04
If that's going to go wrong, then we're going to have to do this, we're going to do that.
41:07
You know, it just goes in your head all day long.
41:57
But then the news came through that this Australian surgeon might be able to help.

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