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The New Abnormal

Posted on November 18, 2016 by ivanbenson

Ever since a close friend visited me in the hospital, and mentioned to my wife that we will now have to adjust to “the new normal” (post heart attack), we have batted that expression around and discussed the variety of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged acceptance, cardiac rehab, change in plans, dashed dreams, December 7, disabled, ejection fraction, emotional lens, fantasy world, heart attack, Landon Saunders, Life, life threatening, myocardial infarction, new abnormal, new normal, perspective, psyche, psychotic, ramifications, reevaluate, refocus, surrender, unexpected tragedy, use your wounds as tools | 15 Comments

The Making of a Widow (Part 1)

Posted on October 7, 2016 by ivanbenson

The Grim Reaper may or may not get an undeserved bad rap, but when a cardiologist reads an EKG and sees the telltale “tombstones” on the EKG paper he/she knows that a myocardial infarction has occurred, and that coronary heart … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arrhythmia, beta blockers, cardiac cath, cardiologist, ejection fraction, EKG, Garrison Keillor, general practitioner, GP, Grim Reaper, LAD, left anterior descending, MI, myocardial infarction, nitroglycerin, pre diabetic, proximal LAD lesion, smell of death, STEMI, stent, tombstone tracing, Widow Maker | 38 Comments

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