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| Above, yours truly being loaded onto an air ambulance helicopter. Photo by Mitch Geriminsky |
The following article in RV Travel I definitely can relate to.
Eight years ago this coming July I experienced a heart attack while at a car show and rally in Wells, Nevada. We were in a restaurant in town having lunch when it struck. Thankfully, a friend I was with, along with the restaurant's staff, jumped into action and got the paramedics there within minutes.
I ended up being flown to Twin Falls, Idaho to have two stents placed in a coronary artery. I am now on medication and am currently doing fine. Along with the meds I take daily, I also shed pounds.
RV Travel posted the following article by Gail Marsh two years ago, but it is well worth a review. It is on having a heart attack while on an RV trip (as I was when I had mine).
It begins with:
I’ve learned so much over the past couple of weeks. We were only four hours into our long trek to Florida when my worst nightmare unexpectedly became a reality. While parked at the fueling lanes at a Love’s Truck Stop, my husband, Keith, began to experience pain in his left arm. The pain quickly escalated and persisted, so we called 911. After a quick trip to the local emergency room, where they determined he had a heart attack, Keith was transferred to a larger hospital nearby, where doctors inserted a stent into his heart. Thankfully, he’s doing very well, and the doctors expect a full and speedy recovery. Experiencing a heart attack while RVing on the road taught me several things. Here’s what I learned.
To read the full article, go here.
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