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Noticing More Things - John Dunn, Consultant, Ambertec, P.E., P.C.

I was in a medical waiting room the other day where they had these super-wide chairs. There was more than enough room for two of me in each seat. Try to mentally visualize why.

 

In that same medical office, I found this interestingly phrased line in the paperwork.

 

Paging Mr. Noah!

 

Has NASA invented time travel?  (The URL where I found this is changed now.)

 

Note is duly taken!

 

Heart Attacks, E-Mails and A Few More Thoughts - John Dunn, Consultant, Ambertec, P.E., P.C.

I have been receiving well wishes from many very kind people since I posted my recent heart attack experience. Adding that to my wonderful family's support, I am one very lucky man. However, I have also become alarmed.

One e-mail that came my way though was from someone who seemed to be describing possibly immediate heart issues of his/her own and who was asking me to say what I thought they should do about it.

Me???  I replied that he needed a doctor immediately!

In hindsight, I handled my own situation very badly. My chest pains were in evidence for days before the crisis was upon me. I should have sought my doctor's attention way sooner than I did. In no way should I be any kind of role model about this.

While you might over the course of time possibly sound off some false alarms, something which I myself once did back in the mid-nineties, a genuine heart attack can be deceptive in its presentation. If you detect any anomaly of any kind, you really call your doctor or call 9-1-1 and seek medical attention.

Your life could be on the line.