On this day

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I'm sure  we've all got dates which mean something  besides the normal  birthdays, anniversaries and such so I thought a topic  along the lines of the 'on this day in history ' thread for railway events but for  personal  stories. A search didn't bring up anything similar.

Happy, sad, humorous or downright embarrassing, all are welcome.

I would have started this yesterday but the forum was having a hissy fit for most of the day.

 

To make a start:

On Saturday the 23rd January 2010 I was carted off to hospital, suffering from what I thought was severe indigestion. Having  arrived there  I was placed in the cardiac area and waiting events when  I suddenly felt  very clammy and asked my son who was with me to get someone as I didn't feel any too well. Apparently my pulse rate had dropped to around 20!!

I came round later in a rather noisy rough riding ambulance  being  transferred to another hospital as the one I had originally gone to didn't have weekend coronary care facilities.

Anyway to shortcut the story I had a single stent fitted the following Monday and was discharged on the Tuesday, turning up much to people's surprise for a quiet visit to the model railway club.

Being able to view the forum while in hospital provided some much needed relief from the obvious worry of my situation, although the surgeon did say that the blockage I had wouldn't have killed me. Some consolation I suppose. 

So here I am 12 years later and still annoying people, still  working full time despite being past official retirement age and, most of the time, enjoying life.

To me this is like a second birthday and reminds me I'm lucky to still be here.  It also serves as a point in time to put the excesses of Christmas and the new year behind me and get back to healthier habits.