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I'm going to say one more thing about this and then I will move on.

Since hardly any of you have met me or know me beyond what I post here it is worth saying this. I make an effort to stay healthy. Until last week I did two 1-hour workouts a week with coaches from my daughter's gym. When the weather is better I am an avid bicycle rider. I will go out on a nice weekend day and ride from 25 to 50 miles. When the weekday weather gets better I usually ride 10 to 15 miles about 2 to 3 times before work. My plan for this year was to join a very large group ride that goes across the entire state of Iowa in 7 days (I've done this ride once before....and for those who may be familiar with it, it is called RAGBRAI). I'm not a sit-still kind of person. I may not have the best body shape or idea weight, but I make a pretty good effort. I see a doctor every year to check on my general health, including my heart and blood pressure.

And yet, here we are. I was moments away from death because of a heart attack. Some people have heart issues because of they're sedentary lifestyle. And others have issues due to genetics. I guess I fall in the second category. Don't think that a healthy lifestyle will always fend off heart issues. It just isn't true.
 
Agreed. I had a heart attack in my mid twenties. I had my wisdom teeth out while visiting my parents and flew cross country to where I was living. The pressure from the airplane pushed a virus into the hole. The virus attacked my heart and a week later I was in the ER. It was scary and painful.
 

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