We all have our heroes. There is a hero in every heart. For me, the hereos are the nurses that responded to my code in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at St Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton, Ca.
Because of them I was given a second chance. I weighed 390 lbs, and had two heart attacks in 48 hours. Over the 8 months following my heart attacks, I had 4 stents, failed four cardiolite stress tests, and through diet and exercise, lost 190 lbs. Finally had open heart surgery after my 4th failed stress test.
Today, I feel better than I did 30 years ago. My waist has gone from a size 46 to a size 32, my shirt from a size XXXL to a size L. I run 3 miles each day, and walk 10,000 steps. I owe the world to the nurses at St Joseph's medical Center. One of my nurses was named the Mended Hearts Inc Helen Shuman Endowment Recepient at their national convention in Scottsdale Arizona in 2006 for her efforts in my recovery.
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We all have our heroes. There is a hero in every heart. For me, the hereos are the nurses that responded to my code in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at St Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton, Ca.
Because of them I was given a second chance. I weighed 390 lbs, and had two heart attacks in 48 hours. Over the 8 months following my heart attacks, I had 4 stents, failed four cardiolite stress tests, and through diet and exercise, lost 190 lbs. Finally had open heart surgery after my 4th failed stress test.
Today, I feel better than I did 30 years ago. My waist has gone from a size 46 to a size 32, my shirt from a size XXXL to a size L. I run 3 miles each day, and walk 10,000 steps. I owe the world to the nurses at St Joseph's medical Center. One of my nurses was named the Mended Hearts Inc Helen Shuman Endowment Recepient at their national convention in Scottsdale Arizona in 2006 for her efforts in my recovery.
Life is good.
Mark Miller
February 26, 2008 - 1:05pmLinden, California
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