I won’t go into details about what happened next at North York General, but it wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t satisfactory. Suffice it to say after my first year anniversary has come and gone I will speak to the hospital personnel about how they dealt with me. Next time you are awake and lying down in an [...]
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I Had a Heart Attack on July 18, 2008 The Series – 3 Days to Go
I can’t remember arriving at North York General or being wheeled into the emergency ward. Being rolled on that stretcher became somewhat daunting. I was becoming concerned. I was put in a small draped off rooms and privy to the crying, shouting and pain of stab victims, patients with kidney stones, and children with high fever. The [...]
I Had a Heart Attack on July 18, 2008. 5 days to Go…(A Series)
I had a heart attack on July 18, 2008. I was 48 years old. There are only 5 days to go before my 1 year anniversary. It all started out on a nice summer night. It was Friday evening and as was customary, my son Noah, his Mom and I went out for Shabbat meal. The [...]
