Bill Andersen is the longtime commissioner of District 10 in Butte, serving the neighborhood he grew up in. You might recognize him with his long beard, shaved head and his very long comments during meetings of Butte’s Council of Commissioners.

Bill might take a little while to get to his point, but his point will often blow you away.

While Bill is dyslexic — something he didn’t learn until he was attending Montana Tech — he is one of the smartest people you will talk to.

Bill has also been through so much. For the last 20 years, he has battled health issues. First, it was cancer. Then it was his heart. He’s had more heart attacks than Redd Foxx, and he has had four Life Flights, including one on Saturday to Bozeman. Forget about nine lives, Bill says he’s on his third cat.

We talked Friday afternoon at Metals Sports Bar & Grill. A little more than 24 hours later, he was taken by helicopter to Bozeman, dealing again with his heart issues. He called me to tell me that he was going, and he was in good spirits.

Bill called again Sunday to say that he had a stroke. Again, his spirits were good, and he was laughing and joking like usual. But he has a long road ahead of him.

Listen in as Bill talks about his long battle for his life, including two times when he was flatlined for more than 20 minutes while CPR was being administered. Listen as he talks about some things he saw on the other side.

Listen as he describes his guardian angel, a young girl, and an old man in a boat who really believes was God.

Like always, Bill takes a long, fun journey to the point of his story. Like always, it is worth listening to until the end.

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Also, today’s podcast is marked explicit because of a few swearwords that just couldn’t be avoided. We will definitely check in again with Bill once he gets back on his feet.