The Hidden Horror, or: My Dad Has A Heart Attack

[tilton]

Last Saturday morning I got a call from my half-brother. We almost never chat on the phone, so I was immediately concerned about why he'd be calling me on a Saturday. I just sort of knew it was bad news. And it was, he told me that my dad was in the hospital. He'd had a heart attack

Comments

[c_eagle]

whew... good to hear he can recover!

[avon_deer]

This kind of thing can happen to anyone, but it IS more likely to happen to the obese or smokers. Hope your dad makes a recovery.

[loranskunky]

You do not have to be overweight, a smoker or in bad heath to have an heart attack. They can do amazing things now a days thought, it is amazing that your dad recovered and is home.

[pyesetz]

Within an hour, they'd shoved a tube up his femoral artery and put stents in his heart.

Wow!  They used to need three days of prep between infarct and stenting.

[porsupah]

Yipe! Guess that's one good way to receive priority treatment. ^_^;; Damn good they were able to take care of him so promptly.

And indeed, those genetic factors come into play so often.. hence the anecdotes of octogenerians who've been life-long smokers, to no great ill-effect, vs otherwise perfectly healthy young women falling to breast cancer. Robot bodies, bring 'em on!