Take care, Gene, we're all rooting for you. I, like others, would never have heard about Port Credit if it weren't for you and your great photographs.
In 2001 I was taking my morning one mile uphill hike when I noticed a slight pain in my left collarbone. I attributed this to the fact that I sleep mostly on my left side and occasionally awake with a stiff neck. Just then my cell phone rang and I stopped to answer it. After the call was over I noticed the slight pain was gone. I commenced hiking uphill again and after a few minutes the very minor pain returned. I stopped walking. The pain went away.
I must have done this three or four times before I convinced myself the pain was not related to sleeping on the left side. I called my doctor, Peggy Avina, a good friend, and described the symptoms. Dr. Avina has a way with words. "Ted, get your skinny ass down to the Copper Queen hospital right away."
The next day an angiogram and angioplasty revealed that one of my coronary arteries was 90% blocked. They inserted a stent. I now have 100% flow through it and began to do something I had previously avoided: exercise. I ride a bicycle 10 miles every other day and feel great. According to Dr. Avina, if I hadn't heeded that first small warning sign, I could have suffered a severe heart attack. Whew!
So, Gene, get well, and when the doctors give you the go-ahead, start walking. I do that too. Keeps the cardiovascular system toned.
Best wishes,
Ted
