Bob posted: >Heart surgery? Hope and pray the surgery goes well and you can get back on the water when you heal up. (please avoid the temptation to do too much too soon.)< It's not actual "surgery", being more of a "invasive procedure." However, the US statistics include a 2% "sudden death" risk. Fortunately, Victoria is a world-class leader, performing a couple a day, year round (we have an aged population, with a lotta A-fib here on the southern part of Vancouver Island). I'm a bit embarrassed with these posts, given there are those on this list with lotsa health issues too that never whine, but thanks for the kind thoughts. I try to only surround myself with positive thoughts and people these days. Something you said a couple a months ago has stuck in my craw though. You said something to the effect of not delaying a desired trip to Alaska to anyone wishing to paddle up there "one day", lest health concerns overtake the individual. I don't think I'll be "complete" until I've paddled some of its outer shores (since reading some of your trip reports/stories, thanks BOB). My father remains are up there (we sent his ashes, as he was headed there for the first time in 1969 and died of a heart attack just as he was leaving the tarmac of San Francisco airport (at age 46, my age this year). I dislike genetic preordination, doesn't seem fair. So, the message in all this health stuff is still paddle-related. Get out there, and do it now. I'll cc the list. Doug Lloyd Victoria BC *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 06 2004 - 21:57:24 PDT
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