Yes, that helicopter pilot, my son. He had a heart attack a couple of
weeks ago and only age 46. Fairly minor as heart attacks go but still a
heart attack. 90% of one coronary artery blocked. I don't remember
which one. Anyhow, he's now just fine and back to work. It's not clear
what's going to happen to his flying. And I think he's giving serious
second thoughts about whether he wants to stay in the NY Guard long
enough to make Colonel.
The oddity is that it had been giving him warning signs for the past 3
months. He kept complaining of a bothersome "fluttering" feeling under
his breastbone. He said that really didn't describe what he felt but
that's as close as he had words for. He'd been to the doctor and had
been given all the standard diagnostic tests which said he was a fine,
healthy young man. Go home and don't worry. He's been cycling lately
and had just returned from a 6 mile ride. His wife said that when he
got home and out of the shower he looked white as a ghost and said he
had chest pain and felt unwell. When he went to the emergency room at
the nearest hospital (a small one) complaining of chest pain they said
they couldn't find anything wrong with him and wanted to send him home
with some pain meds. His wife finally convinced one of the docs to send
him to a larger hospital in Buffalo. The cardiologist there took one
look at the EKG done at the other hospital, spotted what they had missed
and rushed him directly to the cath lab where they ultimately put in a
drug-eluting stent. Sent him home the next day.
Heart attacks and floods. It's been a different sort of time the past
two weeks. But our flood evacuated house guests are now gone after a
week and getting their place back in shape. Habitat for Humanity showed
up with a volunteer work crew and tore out all the basement carpet.
They also took a Sawz-All to the leather sofa and chair and other bits
of furniture so they could pass all the bits out the window rather than
up the stairs. That allowed hosing down the floor and flushing
everything back down the floor drain. If everything went as expected
this weekend their son and sons-in-law were to arrive and remove the
soggy wallboard and insulation so the electrician can replace all the
wiring and receptacles in a day or two. They've already gotten a
replacement water heater and can finally take showers in their own
house. The remaining big item is the boiler. Not sure what's happening
there. It's been 40-45F the last few nights but they probably have a
few weeks before it starts to get really cold at night.
Chuck Norcutt
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