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Paul's Story

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Thursday, February 05, 2009
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Just five days shy of February and Heart Health Month, my best friend and lawyer suffered a sudden and massive heart attack.  Efforts to stabilize him and provide emergency cardiac intervention were unsuccessful.  He left behind a wife and two children and a hole in the universe of friends ...
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    Anonymous
    Friday, February 06, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    Amy,

     

    My prayers will be with you and Paul's family.

     

    Thank you for taking the time to write this story.

    May this story give courage to those who are

    thinking about positive lifestyle change

    and following through.

     

    Kevin Joe

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    Constance Dittberner
    Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 02:15 PM

    It is strange, but I am reading this 26 years to the day that my husband died from a massive heart attack.  Jeff work very hard in the constuction field, was 29 years old and in relatively good shape (a little overweight).  He rough housed with our 2 year old son, played basketball, skied occasionally, but mostly worked.  He thought he was invincible, did not go to the doctor for regular check ups, too young to have health issues, but 3 days before thought he had a stomach bug.  He died suddenly, without insurance, leaving a young wife without a husband and young son without a father.  Men and women with family responsibilities need to think of them and try to take care of themselves for them.

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    HealthGal
    Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 03:00 PM

    That is so sad and I am sure you faced seriously challenging times - I can still hear the sadnes, pain and frustration in your words.  I hope your story and mine spur people to take care of themselves - if not only for their own quality of life and longevity - then for those who depend on them.

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    Constance Dittberner
    Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 03:05 PM

    Thank you so much for thoughts.  The pain has and will last a lifetime, but if just one person benefits by these expierences, it is worth opening it up again.

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