He's my brother...

and he's going to be okay!

Easy to remember...the day before Remembrance Day.

My eldest brother, Mike took a heart attack while at his children's Maggie and Alex's school assembly (we have already determined that both Nana's played their 'get out of jail' cards to put Mike in a more-or-less perfect place to have a heart attack) As he is on the road trucking or driving family to one event or another 95% of the time...the chances of him having an episode like this where he did, well...thanks, Mom!

One heart attack...
One angiogram....
One angioplasty.....

gives us one tired, but recuperating brother back at home in good spirits.

After spending a week in London's finest hospitals, Mike is home with his family and ready to make dietary and exercise changes to his lifestyle. Unfortunately, fruit can no longer be consumed when surrounded by pastry and/or cream!

Keeping in mind, that the only vegetable my brother, Mike, likes is corn...we were all thrilled to hear that he is exploring and actually tasting other vegies! I know that I am going to hear alot more of, "Gillian, guess what? I tried cabbage rolls for the first time today! I really like them!!!!"

Genetics seem to play a huge part in this ongoing heart saga, and we are all aware that we have to keep a careful eye on everything now that we are, gulp, OLD!

Mike, I will have you know that I climbed back on my treadmill and ran three days this week!
Nothing like seeing electrodes sticking out of your brother as a little incentive to get off the couch and get the blood pumping through the arteries.

As I was running, I just hoped to hell that mine weren't 95% blocked!!!!!!