Dave Cortesi
In a message dated 6/13/2002 12:43:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dcortesi@... writes: I would feel like a fraud encouraging a person in such a situation, based on my so-far trifling adventure. I do pre & post surgery visits at local hospital here in NJ. Few weeks ago had a 70 women and we were having a good chat and I told her when I return 4 days after her CABG she would probably have done a few laps around the ward. She told me that was highly improbable as reason she came in was to have her leg amputated and during testing heart blockage was detected. After I had recovered from that shock we had a pleasant talk and on return she did come through CABG well. This goes down in my "so you think you have got it rough" notes. Visiting heart patients before and after surgery can be a very rewarding experience, and is a way for us to give something back. Harry K