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Since recovering from
my heart attack I've continued my cycling addiction.
One year after my heart attack I became
the first widow maker survivor to complete the
world's most difficult paved cycling course; Mount
Haleakala in Hawaii. Between May 2018 and
April 2019 I completed 20,000 miles of cycling.
Above: Conquering a Top-50 most difficult climb,
Gibraltar Rd in California on my 2nd heart attack
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October 14th,
2016 I experienced a life-threatening
widow maker heart attack. I had no idea
that I had been living with an small,
but deadly unstable plaque for years. I was the picture of health; fit,
lean, with a very healthy diet, and I
exercised daily. I had no warnings and
no symptoms prior to my heart attack.
The widow
maker (STEMI LAD) heart attack is fatal
in 90% of the people who experience it.
I not only survived but I did so with
zero residual heart damage. This is so
rare that there are no statistics on how
often it happens.
Cycling saved
my life. My daily cycling addiction
conditioned my heart for survival and
recovery of the widow maker.
In 2020 I
became an American Heart Association
Ambassador. |
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It's so easy to get lost in the daily grind of life
that we forget to stop, clear our minds from
distractions, and reflect upon the things in our
lives that make living such a beautiful experience.
I've learned to put my phone down, turn the TV off,
step outside of a noisy room; and just breathe.
We are surrounded by
beauty.
You can find beauty in any
environment. You can find beautiful moments in any
situation. You can find peace in any storm; you
simply have to choose to put your mind in that place.
Music is an emotional
refuge for me. It is creative and yet
technical (a theme
in my life), and it is so very soothing.
When I need to reconnect with a stronger sense of
inner balance I grab any one of a number of amazing
guitars I own, put on headphones, plug in and get
lost in whatever melody my fingers find.
As time
passes whatever troubles I'm experiencing fall away
and I'm left with gratitude. |
I play both bass
guitar and standard guitar. I don't really
prefer one over the other although I started as a
guitarist and didn't start playing bass until my
late 30's. I tend to treat the bass as a
melodic instrument and find bass-driven melodies
particularly soothing and beautiful. But
sometimes you just need to plug in your old vintage
Les Paul and rock. It just completely depends
on the day. |
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For more information on how I can assist you
with your company's needs please
contact me here. |
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