On Thursday December 31, 2009 at 10:30am I had a heart attack. More accurately I should say that I was having a heart attack on Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu.

I want to share with you some of my thoughts and hope that it prompts you to ACTION or possibly to better re-think how you approach life.

Reflecting back I had some clues to my heat attack, but I ignored them. First let me give you a brief background. I am a healthy male 54 years old and weigh 139 pounds. I am not overweight – smoke no – drink no – family history no – exercise — could do more – healthy diet, low salt, low fat (maybe some cheese when I cook).

The clues, as I mentioned, on Monday I felt achy with no fever – I thought I had the flu or an infection in my lungs. On Tuesday, I still didn’t feel well and decided to go to a doctor. I was calling around to find a doctor that was in their office (By the way, I have been so healthy that my doctor had retired!) A doctor friend of mine said I should go to emergency. I had no medical insurance and I didn’t want to pay a huge medical bill. This was my FIRST CLUE – I had solid advice and I ignored it. The SECOND CLUE on Tuesday was I felt something was wrong and I was panicked and scared — Remember to always listen to your intuition, whether it is making a business decision or listening to your body for health reasons.

Now, I did go to Urgent Care on Tuesday — but I was mis-diagnosed. Eventually, after three days, I had more symptoms and went to Emergency. I thought I had the flu or a lung infection. The doctor said I had a heart attack and my response was, “REALLY?!”.

Ok, I am home and doing fine. Now the question is what can I do to help or inspire you? The signs for a heart attack can be so subtle. Some people have a LOT OF PAIN in their chest. Other people may feel they have indigestion. Each person is different AND the symptoms for woman are even more subtle. I am not a doctor and I am not here to give any medical advice.

I will post more thoughts this week, so check-in daily with my blog. ~Wayne


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