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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

3Hotdogs

(14,395 posts) Sun Dec 22, 2019, 03:15 PM Dec 2019

Yeah, I got a slightly bad heart. Not serious. It can be fixed. I am 77. [View all]

--- and I am figuring, there are about five circumstances under which I will be carried out, feet first: Cancer, stroke, general all American Alzheimers, car accident or heart attack.

Of the five, the last two seem to offer the easiest death. That leads me to question, should I bother with corrective measures to prevent a heart attack?

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Yeah, I got a slightly bad heart. Not serious. It can be fixed. I am 77. [View all] 3Hotdogs Dec 2019 OP

Yes, yes and yes mercuryblues Dec 2019 #1

Read up on the "fix" as much as you can. marybourg Dec 2019 #2

Yes, you should PJMcK Dec 2019 #3

But they're Nathans. 3Hotdogs Dec 2019 #10

At 75, I have what might be a mistaken opinion about two things on your list. Croney Dec 2019 #4

Look at Cheney and his 5+ heart attacks he is still going strong. katmondoo Dec 2019 #5

Yep! Karadeniz Dec 2019 #6

you can help your heart with this information Grasswire2 Dec 2019 #7

Hope you have lots safeinOhio Dec 2019 #8

My mom faced the same sort of issue MFM008 Dec 2019 #9

Hell yes! Soxfan58 Dec 2019 #11