August 05, 2007

A personal note

Thank you all for the kind thoughts and prayers for the little bro - that's "little" in the sense of a few years younger, he's actually a bit larger than I in the muscle department. I haven't heard anything new yesterday or today, and haven't wanted to bother the Sis-in-Law and kids with phone calls. I do know he came out of the surgery well, it was the "in through the femoral artery" kind, no open heart stuff necessary. I'll give a call later this evening.

The surprising thing is that they never caught anything before. He's a firefighter and is required to get a full physical every year, with standard stress tests and whatnot. Granted, this year's was due but they didn't catch anything last year.

Contrast that with yours truly, who gets this kind of stuff done about every 5 or 10 years or so. I suppose this should be a wakeup call to do something. Well, when stuff slows down at work, I guess I will.

Posted by Ken S at August 5, 2007 03:04 PM | TrackBack (0) |
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Most telling indicator for heart disease is family history. I say this lands you right in the ten-ring.

Go get that physical and update the doc on the new family history.

Posted by: Zendo Deb at August 5, 2007 09:24 PM

Yeah, the SB's already beating on me to do that. I will.

Soon.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at August 5, 2007 09:32 PM

Start drinking more red wine, Ken :)

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at August 6, 2007 04:44 AM