Hosts Nicole Franklin and Bryant Monteilh meet the team behind "Paula's Story," a documentary by director Mellicent Dyane starring her mother, Paula McLaughlin, who shares her experience surviving a heart attack. Hear about this silent killer that is especially prominent in women in Black and Brown communities.
Busy casting director Mellicent Dyane had a 30-year career before deciding it was time to direct her first film. The subject was a pressing one--her mother had suffered a heart attack and no one in her family recognized the signs. Hosts Nicole Franklin and Bryant Monteilh bring listeners a first-hand account from survivor Paula McLaughlin and her filmmaker daughter. Hear how the family rallied when triple bypass surgery for an 80+ year old was the only option and how a healthy lifestyle--caffeine withdrawal and all--keeps everyone on track.
This episode first aired on KBLA Talk 1580 in Los Angeles.