Heart Surgeries You Don't Hear About

In a bed in the Emergency Room at St Mary's Hospital in Tuscon, Dr. Gonzales said I needed bypass surgery RIGHT NOW!! When I declined he threatened to have me committed whereupon they would do as they pleased. I stood my ground and he called the psychiatrist.

Fortunately, she was of sound mind, affirmed mine, and I was free to go.

Over the years people have asked - many with incredulity - why I haven't had surgery. I don't usually tell of the research that influenced me, but when you delve a bit, the statistics aren't as cheerful as the surgeons would have you believe.

Now & then there's one of gold.

Today I found The Furry Gnome's (F.G.) blog. (And in list at right)

This post, March 5, 2018, begins the tale.

This post, almost five months later, tells a bit of what happened.

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I chose my bed and am, increasingly, spending more time in it. F.G. is a FAR stronger-willed individual than I. But his story is similar to the many that helped me decide. We don't hear from  the ones who die on the table or within a short time; or who suffer for months then expire. 

As ole J. Krishnamurti suggested, youse may wanna, "Think on these things."

I do, as I toddle down the hall, on my own two feets, every morning.