Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. One person dies every 36 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. About 655,000 Americans die from…
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The day that changed my life
February 21, 1970 was not a typical Saturday morning. I would normally be glued to the TV watching cartoons. Instead, I was preparing to visit my father in Alliance City Hospital. He was being transferred…
My heart attack
The room was sterile and suddenly silent. The cardiologist told me I had four blockages in my heart and needed coronary triple bypass surgery. This was the loneliest, most emotional point in my life. I…
Fun and my wellness vision
Fun. Over my life the fun in life seemed to take a seat farther back on the bus. Fun was the number #1 priority when I was young. I spent all my free time playing…
Rules for a Perfect Day
On Christmas Day at my father-in-laws farm, I was thumbing through his copy of Reminisce magazine. I came across a short gem in a reader-contributed column, “Rules for a Perfect Day.” The contributor remembered that…