Copperhobnob
26 February 2010
I'd like you to meet my dad.
He died very suddenly of a heart attack on the morning of 3 January 2010 aged 65. I was woken up at 6.30 am with the news and I think it was one of the the worst days of my life.
He'd had stents put in for angina and that morning, a tiny fragment of scar tissue, maybe a couple of mm across, broke free and entered his heart. I feel a mix of horror that a tiny thing could do such damage and awe that our systems work at all.
I don't need to tell you that we all miss him desperately. The hole in our lives is immense. I guess we had maybe a couple of extra years owing to the stent surgery and for that we're grateful but Calum was only 21 months when he died and his namesake, Robbie, wasn't even thought of. I am grateful he knew of Calum who was the apple of his eye but i wish he could see him, and us, now.
Please support the British Heart Foundation. They do such excellent work.
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26 February 2010
I'd like you to meet my dad.
He died very suddenly of a heart attack on the morning of 3 January 2010 aged 65. I was woken up at 6.30 am with the news and I think it was one of the the worst days of my life.
He'd had stents put in for angina and that morning, a tiny fragment of scar tissue, maybe a couple of mm across, broke free and entered his heart. I feel a mix of horror that a tiny thing could do such damage and awe that our systems work at all.
I don't need to tell you that we all miss him desperately. The hole in our lives is immense. I guess we had maybe a couple of extra years owing to the stent surgery and for that we're grateful but Calum was only 21 months when he died and his namesake, Robbie, wasn't even thought of. I am grateful he knew of Calum who was the apple of his eye but i wish he could see him, and us, now.
Please support the British Heart Foundation. They do such excellent work.
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