A few days before Christmas, my sister Kathleen called to tell me our dad had just had a heart attack. He was being rushed to the hospital, mom was with him, and other than this, she didn’t have anymore information. We spoke for about 3 or 4 minutes before hanging up. I remember thinking this couldn’t be happening; but it was.
I felt lost and powerless. I wondered if this was it; perhaps I’d never get to talk with my dad again.
Looking back on that day, what amazes me most is how all-of-a-sudden this happened. But heart disease doesn’t happen all-of-a-sudden. The choices we make today, and every day, are the building blocks for our health tomorrow. Why do most of us wait until we have our first heart attack before we begin to address the issues of health and wellness? In this blog article, I want to look at the answer to this question and offer what I believe a workable solution looks like.
