The Widow-Maker Heart Attack at age 48: Written by a Heart Attack Survivor for a Heart Attack Survivor and Their Loved Ones - Softcover

Fox, Patrick J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438962797 ISBN 13: 9781438962795

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2009

Synopsis

The Widow-Maker Heart attack at age 48 was written by a "miracle" survivor of a massive heart attack. He provides hope and a pathway to recovery for other heart attack patients and their loved ones facing the same daunting life changing, unexpected experience. His entire first year of life after suffering his heart attack; actually dying six times, is chronicled in this book combined with his ever changing physical and psychological feelings. In writing this book it was the author's goal to help other families and loved ones facing the same devastating unfamiliar territory as his family faced on March 31, 2008. His goal was to provide timeless support for the loved ones of the heart attack victim so that they might better be able to understand what the patient is going through and what they, as loved ones might do to help the heart attack victim better deal with their life changing experience. The genuine and heartfelt desire on the part of the author to provide insight to the heart attack patient in their post heart attack life is profound and dynamic as they too successfully recover. The book provides much needed insight into critical topics that become part of the day to day lives of heart attack victims. The author laments about the mental side of first symptoms of actually experiencing a heart attack, emergency room feelings, mental challenges associated with dying, physical and emotional thoughts of waking up in the ICU, first day emotional panic, first night death feelings, prescription drugs, family support, cardio rehab, physical and physiological ups and downs, "Mount Everest moments", and stress prevalent in the first year of recovery. This book should be provided to every heart attack patient families or victim in the hospital, cardiovascular specialists and educators of heart attack health.

About this title

About the Author:

Patrick J. Fox is a first time author who, upon defying odds and death six times during his widow-maker heart attack at the young and healthy age of 48, felt he owed it to his family and others to write a book that provided hope, courage and insight. He has been a teacher in the public school system for 11 years, coached for 19 seasons, as well as a certified professional horse trainer during his leisure time. He shares his dream log home with his wife of 26 years and has two adult children living their lives in Chicago, IL and Orlando, FL. He has been considered a "medical miracle" by many health professionals, and it is that accomplishment that has encouraged him to share his story with others.

About this edition

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1438962797
• ISBN 13: 9781438962795
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 140