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 I went through the same…

Mon, 09/05/2022 - 1:35PM

I went through the same thing after my VAD implant, wondering what life would be like, whether it was worth it to undergo the surgery, pain and restrictions.  Would life be worth living?  Maybe I should have  let nature take it's course and just died. But my cardiologist sent me to a support group of VAD recipients where I told my story.  Everyone in the group spoke and said how much their life had improved.  I remember one man who had been an avid cyclist and had to quit because of his heart failure and was back to riding several miles a day.  Another one talked about his love for golf and how he had to give it up, but was back to playing with his same foursome that he had been part of for decades. There others with similar stories.  Seeing and hearing these men ranging in age from their fifties into their seventies talk about how happy and grateful they were to have been given the gift of a long and active life inspired me.  I became determined to make the best of the new life I had been given. Now, ten years and eight months later I'm still going strong, working out at the gym four or five days a week doing stretching, strength training and cardio;  playing golf, flyfishing, going to movies, concerts and opera.  Being in the lives of my five gandsons and their parents.  Life is good