Thank you, thank you...THANK YOU!
heart attack, motivation, prevention
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The feedback from my last post and email regarding my dad and his heart attack was nothing short of
overwhelming. The most effective way to answer all of the comments and questions, I feel, is to post
one more time as a follow up.
But first thing is first.
Thank you God for sparing my dad from death…once again!
Thank you to the outstanding and skillful doctors who fixed the problem and the nursing staff who
took unbelievable care of him.
Thank you to my friends on FitConnect, Facebook and my subcribers for your thoughts, comments
and prayers. From the United States to Scotland, Australia and inbetween I am humbled, amazed and so
blessed to have relayed all of your words of encouragement to my dad. I read to him from my blackberry
every one I could and it lifted him…big time.
What happened?
My dad arrived at the local hospital on Thursday “just not feeling right”. He also had just a bit of
back pain in between his shoulder blades. When the EKG reading came out - BAM! Major cardiac event and
the team from Medflight was rushing him to Boston Medical Center.
One of the six stents, placed three in each of two arteries 28 months ago, had clogged enough to induce a
second heart attack. This was due to stopping a medication called plavix which helps prevent such an
occurence.
The doctors fixed the problem and placed a 7th stent in the affected area to help
prevent further issues.
Today, 4 days later, I drove my dad home from the hospital. The extent of the damage to his heart was
significant. Time will tell how much tissue died and how much will come back.
The lesson here is two fold in terms of science, fitness and application.
1.) A person can show virtually no symptoms and be in deep trouble.
2.) Without eating well and maintaining a fitness regimen my father would not have survived. Period.
PLEASE take care of yourself. Please use your sphere of influence to encourage others to take care
as well.
To my online family…Love ya!
Learn. Share. Live.
Dave
www.homeofficeworkouts.com
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on 8/19/2008
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