Health is the most important thing which many of us take for granted until something big happens. As Josh Billings said: ”Health is exactly like money, you never have an idea about its exact value until its lost.” Your body and your health is your biggest possession. Take care of it as much as possible. If you will be healthy, you will be able to attain anything in life but if you are not feeling well nothing seems all right to you. Learn to take care of your body as when sudden disease attacks, at that time you realize what you were ignoring throughout your life. The ones who did not take care of their health and faced issues like heart attack know the worth of taking care of their health. Read their horrifying stories and get alarmed now:
14. Story Of Rob:
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Rob, a healthy man of 54 years age, faced a severe heart attack on one fine day after coming from work. He was perfectly all right before, had no such symptoms or did not have a history of heart attack. And when it happened, he was shaken to the core. Now his heart works only 20% and has got an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. While explaining the whole experience he says no one in his family has suffered heart attack ever. The one he got was very severe and he has got three stents because of that. Because of it, so much damage happened to his left ventricle which has resulted in making his heart not working well. But all of this incident made him appreciate his life and his family more.
13. Lorraine’s Tale:
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A woman, 48 years old named as Lorraine suffered a cardiac arrest in 2005. And because of it, she is living with a failed heart. He says this whole experience was very hard. She was separated from her husband, had very young children by that time. They grew up so quickly by mind after this incident and have become so caring towards me. Lorraine still does not feel completely fine but does not want to lose this battle because of her children. Her children know there is no proper cure for heart attack but they know their mother is a very strong lady, she will make it.
12. Bronnach:
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Bronnach Pemberton, a woman of 35 years age, was a very fit mother before she suffered a very severe heart attack. It was so bad that even after so many days, she could not even lift her newly born baby. She was forced to leave the job of a teacher as she felt extremely exhausted all the time and used to sleep almost throughout the day. That one incident changed her life upside down. Now she wonders whether she will be able to live long enough to see her children grow up.
11. Clare’s Story:
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Clare being a nurse herself had seen many patients going through the pain of heart attack. But she never in her wildest dreams thought she would be facing the same situation too. She says one of the worst feelings is when you are not able to breathe or do anything on your own. But after coming out of that phase she became more passionate about her job as she also had experienced the same pain her patients used to go through.
10. Narrated By Carol:
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One fine day during a meeting with her clients, Carol suddenly felt a lot of pain in her chest. One of her clients who happened to be a doctor told her that she had no symptoms of a heart attack rather it was some gallbladder issue. When she went to the doctor she was not able to feel her breath. She says it was the most horrifying experience of her life. The surgeons did their work and after long hours of cardiac catheterization, her arteries were made clear. This incident made her appreciate her capabilities more and made her aware of what we all can possess but don’t really praise about.
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9. Story Of Janice:
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Janice explained her experience by stating that one day, early in the morning she felt pain in her chest and started sweating. She felt as if her body was not working. On reaching hospital she came to know that she was having a heart attack. She was immediately rushed to the surgery room and got a stent placed. During the recovery session, she got another heart attack and got two more stents placed. But post that experience she learned to take care of her body more and live every day to the fullest.
8. Cindy Steger Story:
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Cindy told her story by stating that her family did have a history of a heart attack which she did not know earlier. But since her younger days, she used to go to the gym. She made a resolution of doing race walk. One day after her race session she suffered a very severe heart attack because of the blockage of the right artery of her heart. She didn’t take that very seriously until the doctor told her that she had a heart attack. After that, she regularly went to the doctor and finished her treatment and then came back to normal life to pursue her passion of race. She even won a 5 km long race soon after the cardiac attack. Now she wants to continue this passion, to show the world that even after a disease like heart attack, life goes on and it can be normal.
7. Story Of Sue Chlebek:
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Sue Chlebek while describing her story of the cardiac arrest said that she used to think only breast cancer was the most dangerous disease until she encountered a severe heart attack. On 31st March 2010, she went to walk with her friend like she always did. Suddenly she felt problem while breathing. By the time she reached her home she started having a pain in her chest and when she saw the symptoms on her mobile, it turned out that she was having a heart attack. It came as a shock to her as she was a very fit person. It was a very severe attack and she got a stent in her artery. Post that incident, she started an awareness campaign around her surroundings. And by narrating her story she hopes that she will encourage people to live a happy and healthy life.
6. Laura Needham’s Story:
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Laura, a nurse of almost 33 years old, during a fine evening in December while on her way back home suddenly felt that something was wrong with her left shoulder and by the time she reached her house she had a severe pain in her chest. Along with that, she started vomiting. After few hours when she got up, she came to know that she had just encountered a heart attack. She could not believe it, being a nurse she never felt the symptoms of heart attack in herself. The heart attack which she suffered was of a different kind as the layers forming the coronary artery tore away and blood was collecting in between the layers. Two of her coronary arteries suffered this issue. One got a stent and the other got a balloon inside to clear the blood storage. But now she is completely fine. Post that scenario she feels very guilty at times because of ignoring the symptoms which were so obvious. But it did teach her a lesson and now she is living a life in which she is very concerned about her health.
5. Melanie Mully’s Stroy:
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Melanie Mully just 5 days away from her marriage, while doing some shopping suddenly started feeling sick and she felt severe pain in her arms. When she came home and was having a conversation with her friend she just fainted and when she got her senses she came to know that she had a cardiac arrest, and she stayed in a coma for five days. Her senses were lost because she could not believe it as she was a perfectly fine person. But after the recovery session of almost 6 months, she realized anything can happen to anyone at any time. So, we all should take care of our health always.
4. Story Of Sally Bee:
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During a hot summer day, Chef Sally Bee suddenly encountered a heart attack. She had no other health problem before. But still, she had two more attacks in the same week. Being a chef she was always concerned about her health but this attack came from nowhere and shook her existence. The cardiac attacks taught her that one should be aware of what to eat and what not to eat.
3. Story Of Bradley Smith:
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Bradley Smith says that during June 2008, he started having pain in his both elbows. Heart disease was present in his both families, paternal and maternal. But he still did not care much about his health until one day he got a very severe heart attack. He had to stay in the hospital for sixty days to become completely healthy. After that, he has become very much concerned about his health. He does workout 6-7 times in a week and eats healthy as much as possible. This incident made him realize the importance of going for a regular checkup at least 2 times a year.
2. Christian Jacobs:
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Christian’s heart disease diagnose journey started when he was informed about a disease called as Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. He was living a normal healthy life until one day when he got a stress attack and was informed that his heart was blocked 75%. It was a very painful time for him and his family but then with time, he started feeling better as he got stunts placed. By letting people know his story he wants people to know there is no age to get a cardiac arrest. So, eat good food and do exercise properly to stay healthy.
1. David Wang:
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As a 40-year-old man who goes to the gym regularly and takes karate classes, David never imagined of having a heart attack. But it did hit him after he was diagnosed of having a heart attack. Initially, he could not digest it but then he was informed that one of his coronary arteries was 100% blocked but due to the advanced modern medicine his life was saved from the mouth of death. This incident made him realize the importance of family and friends more because earlier he used to be busy all the time but now he does know their worth.
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