Life begins at... ...39?

Made of Stars · **#21** by **Made of Stars** » Mar 19, 2011 11:58 pm

Glad to hear you're okay, mitts.

A timely reminder that life begins today.

Guy McNally · **#22** by **Guy McNally** » Mar 20, 2011 12:06 am

Mitts, the fact that you had a heart attack is not good news, but that you're on the mend; you put your confidence in the science, technology, and trained people there to help you; and you have a renewed appreciation for family and all the good things in life are all good news indeed.

I'm happy you came through this. Get well soon.

Teox · **#23** by **Teox** » Mar 20, 2011 1:06 am

j.mills wrote::scratch: There is only one truth, and it is being where you are? Dang nab it, I was kinda counting on E=mc2 having some merit too.

rest energy. :dopey:

Gallstones · **#24** by **Gallstones** » Mar 20, 2011 1:21 am

Better the news come from you than your next of kin.
Now, follow doctor's orders.

Darwinsbulldog · **#25** by **Darwinsbulldog** » Mar 20, 2011 4:51 am

Made of Stars wrote:Glad to hear you're okay, mitts.

A timely reminder that life begins today.

Turtledropping! :evilgrin:

Wif your genes u are good for another 100 years! Tosser!

Rome Existed · **#26** by **Rome Existed** » Mar 20, 2011 6:35 am

Glad your'e ok!

Made of Stars · **#27** by **Made of Stars** » Mar 20, 2011 6:52 am

Darwinsbulldog wrote:Turtledropping! Wif your genes u are good for another 100 years! Tosser!

True enough, but you have a lower centre of gravity, which is much better for... stuff.

Darwinsbulldog · **#28** by **Darwinsbulldog** » Mar 20, 2011 7:23 am

Made of Stars wrote:
Darwinsbulldog wrote:Turtledropping! Wif your genes u are good for another 100 years! Tosser!

True enough, but you have a lower centre of gravity, which is much better for... stuff.

Not in my doctor's opinion!

He is most concerned about my compact , but very spherical form! [Hence my new exercise regime of power-walking for at least an hour which includes a backpack heavy with obsolete textbooks!]

[I still eat like a pig though, as you know, food and "walkies" are one of the few pleasures left to an old dog!]

Made of Stars · **#29** by **Made of Stars** » Mar 20, 2011 7:43 am

Darwinsbulldog wrote:Not in my doctor's opinion! He is most concerned about my compact , but very spherical form!

Tell him you were made for bobsledding.

Darwinsbulldog wrote:[I still eat like a pig though, as you know, food and "walkies" are one of the few pleasures left to an old dog!]

Food, walkies, and licking yourself in polite company.

Darwinsbulldog · **#30** by **Darwinsbulldog** » Mar 20, 2011 10:18 am

Made of Stars wrote:
Darwinsbulldog wrote:Not in my doctor's opinion! He is most concerned about my compact , but very spherical form!

Tell him you were made for bobsledding.

Darwinsbulldog wrote:[I still eat like a pig though, as you know, food and "walkies" are one of the few pleasures left to an old dog!]

Food, walkies, and licking yourself in polite company.

No fun in that either for an old dog, not supple enough to reach my ass! :lol:

Made of Stars · **#31** by **Made of Stars** » Mar 20, 2011 12:32 pm

Darwinsbulldog wrote:No fun in that either for an old dog, not supple enough to reach my ass!

Oh well, at least people won't think twice about it when you fart out loud. :ill:

james1v · **#32** by **james1v** » Mar 20, 2011 1:22 pm

Get well soon. :cheers:

Darwinsbulldog · **#33** by **Darwinsbulldog** » Mar 20, 2011 3:40 pm

james1v wrote:Get well soon.

Indeed! We were getting off -topic! :thumbup:

pelfdaddy · **#34** by **pelfdaddy** » Mar 20, 2011 3:58 pm

Be well, and no more salmon mousse. Glad to see you didn't go toward the light.

Mitts · **#35** by **Mitts** » Mar 21, 2011 11:48 am

Hi all,

Thanks so much for all the kind thoughts. I am following doctors orders and doing nothing! My partner is the real angel with her tireless support, I don't know what I'd do without her!

Campermon, as for out of the blue, yes it was. I had had some fluttery type feelings in my chest a few days before, not much else to speak of. I'm not particularly unhealthy, I don't smoke (gave up three years ago) don't drink much, weigh less than eleven stones but eat far too much salt and saturated fat, which has already changed!

AlohaChris, I had a myocardial infarction: anterior lateral which was treated with an angioplasty with drug eluting stent, which I think means a small metal tube inserted into a blocked artery to keep it open. If that hadn't have worked it would have had to have been open heart surgery with small chance of survival. Thankfully it didn't come to that. As for thoughts of religion and god, it did not enter my mind at all, even with the enormity of the situation. My only concern was my family. My faith in science and medicine was absolute. My mum did bring a nun to visit me in hospital (normal people bring grapes...) I was polite and it was nice that she was concerned about me but I did tell my mum when she'd gone that I wanted no more priests, nuns or holy communion (which I turned down) while I was in hospital and it felt perfectly ok to do so.

I do feel a bit useless at the moment but I know that a few months rest will see me better than I was before and good for the next sixty years! (at the very least ).

:thumbup: