| Re: Hey Mike, Molesy and Ben |
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Group: alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove · Group Profile
Author: VivaViva Date: May 24, 2008 10:55
"Molesworth" bellsouth.net> wrote...>> [post heart attack depression]
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> Depression was never a problem with me after the HA. Maybe I'm an
> eternal optimist by nature?
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> And the seven years of pain prior to it helped me grin afterwards. I
> know I lost a lot of weight (down to 170lb) and Mem2 bought a bird
> feeder outside the kitchen window to keep me amused as I sat there
> during recovery.
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> I was also determined to get out more even tho I was as white as a
> sheet. I used to look forward to hobbling down the dirt road to collect
> mail and just *looking* at trees, grass etc with totally new eyes.
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> The I found I didn't have the chest pain while walking! Revelation!
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> And I still don't.
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> All in all, I still feel remarkably childlike in my joy of life.
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I'm glad to hear it, personality plays an important part. I, too, found a
renewed joy in life after my close call. I started wandering off by myself
to just sit under a tree, feel a breeze on my face. Everything was small
potatoes after that. Don't sweat the small stuff became my new motto.
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