I'm 52 years old and an EMT. The day after last Thanksgiving 2008, I had an SCA and was lucky enough to be among people (including my wife) who knew to begin CPR and next door to a firehouse with EMT's and an defibrillator. I had an ICD implanted, as well as open heart surgery to repair my mitral valve. Before the SCA I used to run, never very fast, but steadily. I ran in road races up to about 7 miles. Never finished well, but I always finished. In January 2009, I got on my treadmill and walked for 5 minutes. I was so discouraged and thought I'd never return to anywhere near my former abilities. But I kept at it and was able to increase my treadmill time each week. This past weekend I won the walking division of a 3.65 mile race. I never expected to be able to do this again, and I'm so happy I'm able to.
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- By runner2002
- Posted May 27, 2009 at 11:08 am · 3 replies
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