This post will save a life
consistency, human behavior, stress, heart attack, prevention
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Why?
Because it is that important.
Because I care.
I’m a bit emotional right now so hopefully this post will be coherent.
Yesterday my dad had his second heart attack in two years. Why do you need to know this?
Because he has no family history of heart disease. His mom and dad lived into their 70’s and 80’s.
My dad’s two brothers do not have heart disease as determined by extensive testing.
He has cholesterol levels well within the normal range. He has Normal (actually great)
blood pressure. Virtually NO risk factors.
The first heart attack in the spring of 2006 was as a direct result of heart disease - most likely stress
induced.
Yesterday’s event was caused by the 10% chance that any of the six stints, 3 two different coronary arteries,
would narrow.
What I haven’t mentioned is that he has always been active. In fact after his first event he
my dad stepped it up even more and has been eating close to perfect and exercising more regularly than
ever before.
The silver lining in all of this is that all of the doctors concur - IF it weren’t for the physical
condition my father is in he would have not survived either event.
We still don’t know the extent of the damage done to his heart at this point. What the doctors do
know is that he is stable and was able to avoid open heart surgery for a bypass of the artery. We
do know that it looks like, God willing, he will recover and live a long and fruitful life.
Why do I feel compelled to share this on my blog, social networks and to my entire subscriber list all
over the World?
If just one person takes action and begins a consistent exercise program and regularly eats well - it will either
prevent something like this happening to them OR they will survive it if it does happen.
I praise God my d... read entire entry
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on 8/15/2008
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