Hobbies
Have you had to change any of your hobbies since being diagnosed with heart failure?
Which ones? Do you have a new hobby or make changes to one you previously enjoyed? Tell us more in the comments below!
No longer can play golf
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Do you miss it? I used to play often, and had more "bad" rounds than good rounds that most days I swore I was going to quit.
Although there's nothing quite like it, have you found another sport or hobby to take its place?
~Doreen (Team Member)
I always did crafts so no heavy lifting or activity involved. I adore making Stars and Snowflakes out of paper bags and coat hangers.
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I love the idea of the stars and snowflakes!
It sounds like your "crafty" mind can certainly improvise.
~Doreen (Team Member)
Can no longer play in a band. Due to heart failure symptoms @
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I'm saddened to hear this.
Do you still get involved other ways with the band?
~Doreen (Team Member)
Yes and no. First off, let me tell you that I'm a spoiled baby. I'm 65 years old and an only child. I'm married and we have an only child. He is also spoiled. So, two years ago, my heart stopped. I died, and my wife did CPR until the paramedics got there, and they couldn't get me started either.
They put that pump thing on me, and they got me back going again at the hospital. Thank goodness it was close. I was asleep for six days and then woke up at the hospital. Thankfully, I don't remember any of it! After that was heart surgery. They took it out, looked at it, did a CABG, and it's now only working on the left side. You know what? It's working better now than it was before the heart attack.
So, about the hobbies. I rode a motorcycle before the heart attack, and I still ride. The problem is that I can't ride as long as I used to before the heart attack. I was such a baby that my wife let me take a ride two weeks before the doctor said I could. She made me gear up and said, "Only around the block. You go any farther and I will burn your bike!" I listened, and it was a lot harder than I remember. Still, it's been two years, and I can only go around 100 miles before I get tired and need to get off for a while.
So, did my hobbies change? Sort of. A lot less bike riding and a lot more amateur radio. All in all, life is good! 😁,
Thank you for taking the time to share your incredible story.
It's good to hear you're still enjoy your bike and and now amateur radio as well.
Be well, Doreen (Team Member)
