Starting Over - Heart Attack
I just had a heart attack a couple days ago and part of my heart got damaged. We had left RVing to go sailing, but being many hours or days away from help seems a little less appealing now. So, we...
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Actually, this is one of the highlights of the thread because you can understand what I’m going through.
Yes, I was asking a question about what setup to get, but this post is exactly what I’m feeling. To give up the life at sea I have been living for decades is just devastating.
I’m really glad to hear you’re finding it to be comparable in some ways.
I have been thinking about what you’re saying actually. The time to help. It took about an hour to get from a rural area I’m in to the cardiac center here. I sustained some heart damage from that. I have wondered if a coast guard helicopter grabbing me from the gulf and dropping me right at the heliport at the same cardiac facility would have actually been faster. I’m curious what you think.
Do you do any fun sailing still? Hobie cats?
Yes, I was asking a question about what setup to get, but this post is exactly what I’m feeling. To give up the life at sea I have been living for decades is just devastating.
I’m really glad to hear you’re finding it to be comparable in some ways.
I have been thinking about what you’re saying actually. The time to help. It took about an hour to get from a rural area I’m in to the cardiac center here. I sustained some heart damage from that. I have wondered if a coast guard helicopter grabbing me from the gulf and dropping me right at the heliport at the same cardiac facility would have actually been faster. I’m curious what you think.
Do you do any fun sailing still? Hobie cats?
chuckbear wrote:
We just finished a 48 hour trip across the Gulf of Mexico when I had my heart attack. A delay of more than 10 minutes to the hospital would have meant I would not be here today. If we had been offshore, it would have been all over. We spent 30 years living aboard and doing extensive cruising. After my recovery, we bought our current RV and sold the boat on the advice of my cardiologist. These decisions were devastating for us. That was in 2015. As of today, we have been consumed with traveling and enjoying our RV, buying and upgrading a home base, and getting myself back in reasonably good physical condition. There are still occasional pangs from missing the boat. But for the most part, we have come to enjoy traveling in the RV as much as the boat. We have done extensive traveling in the U.S. but still have a lot more to see. I doubt it can all be done in a comfortable manner in one lifetime. Mexico and Central America are still on our bucket list. If we did eventually have time for Europe, we would fly over and rent an RV. I'm not sure this information is helpful but I just want you to know that there is hope for a long and exciting life ahead, even if it means big changes. Good luck in whatever you choose. Chuck
