Gave my last talk this morning at our cardiac rehab unit for the year then it was off to the hospital to pick up my wife and bring her home after her bilateral mastectomy on Monday. There were 30 people in attendance today (the biggest group all year) and there was some great interaction and questions from those present.
I spent a bit of time talking about of depression and anxiety as I am currently dealing with these (again) and I could see from the nodding of heads and comments being made and questions being asked that this was very relevant to a number of those present today. When you give a talk you very quickly get a vibe when you know you are touching on a common theme and even a raw nerve and today I can honestly say was a day full of VIBES and they were all good!!!
I started giving these presentations in 2008, just over a year after my heart attack and bypass surgery and have been giving these talks every six weeks ever since. It is truly a privilege and an honour to be able to do this and of course, when I was asked today by the co-ordinator if I would like to continue doing this next year, I immediately said "YES"!
Cardiac rehabilitation (cardiac rehab) is a professionally
supervised program to help people recover from heart attacks, heart
surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures such as
stenting and angioplasty. Cardiac rehab programs usually provide education and
counseling services to help heart patients increase physical fitness, reduce
cardiac symptoms, improve health and reduce the risk of future heart problems,
including heart attack.
This is a You Tube presentation I made of one of my talks a few years ago.
This is a You Tube presentation I made of one of my talks a few years ago.
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