Being Healthy

When talking to my cardiologist, Dr. Brenda Hott, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta on Thursday, she reminded me of a few things I wanted to tell you.

• Not every diagnosis leads to surgery.  This minimizes the fear of having regular check ups especially when having symptoms.
• The likelihood that medications can help improve the quality of life for patients with heart disease has increased.
• It is imperative to get this word out to the public about medical advances that can save lives.

Are there any issues causing you to change your lifestyle or any habits?

• Name two things that may seem minuscule to others, but you enjoy much more now that it has changed. (comment below) 

1. I am able to walk further than five feet without giving out of breath. 

2. I don't dread bedtime. I can lie flat when sleeping and not have the sensation of suffocating. When I had conjestive heart failure, I slept sitting upright for three months.

Of course, I can enjoy much more being healthy. I am not very computer literate and I enjoy not worrying about mastering that; I enjoy my relationship with God; I enjoy encouraging people not to give up; laughing with friends and hugging my girls (though they are young ladies) & my big girl who stayed in the hospital for 50 days without leaving too.

Yes, I understand I can't reach everybody regarding this fight against heart disease, but God let me reach the right ones.

Healthy Heart Stats
Being a coach, you know I had to give some statistics from the clipboard. Check this out:

Heart Statistics
Beats per minute	70-80
Beats per day	100,000
Blood pumped when at rest (1 beat)	70 milliliters
Blood pumped when at rest (1 minute)	5 liters
Time for blood from heart to reach big toe	60 seconds