I’m glad I’m reading this with the biggest spoiler alert of them all (you lived!) because dang that sounds scary. I am reassured to know that in every house there is a cat ready to help in emergencies.
I will definitely be living in the alternative reality where Kamala is president 😄 I'm so sorry you went through this! I cannot imagine how scary this must have been. Hope you're on the mend!🩵 Great drawings in this post too!
hey thanks for following and enjoyed your artwork! It was pretty scary and yes I have a clean bill of health. I do still get panic attacks and they feel like a heart attack but I have the knowledge to know the difference now.
You have managed to both entertain and provide valuable information. I thoroughly enjoy your your writing and art. I am glad you survived the heart attack.
I got Heather an award and made this big huge presentation like she was on the Oscar’s (all at the house. The pets were nominated and we had Google announce the winner)
Yikes! OK first, your illustrations! 😂 and I haven't thought about Dexter in ages! It's weird when we're doing the right things (exercise) and our body goes sideways anyway. Really glad you got checked out before you checked out. I just finished a full cardio workup a couple months ago because I was having shoulder pain and getting lightheaded. I also get panic attacks for no reason and with no warning, and it's hard to tell which is which! It's always better to be safe and get checked out until you really have a handle on what panic attacks look like for you. Sounds like your partner in crime (and cat!) has a good handle on things!
Spouse experienced frequent 'heartburn' after Saturday lunches and when we hiked weekends. Ignored his incredibly high cholesterol for years because the meds were expensive. Fast forward to he's being prepped for a heart stent when the Doctor says, oh no, far too advanced for a stent; proceed directly to bypass surgery. Take your cholesterol meds and pay attention to your body.
Sable reminds me a lot of my cat. 180 pounds if he's an ounce, and his favourite place to lie is on my stomach. I notice the sloth didn't get the heart attack; the fitness nut did. Hmm. Maybe there's a moral here. Seriously, you're lucky to have such a sensible wife.
Omg how cute is Sable? And 😭😭😭 re the heart attack. I never had full abs but sort of a bit of upper abs but also I like to have a life and sloth suits me better. 🤣 So hard relate! I do walk (rather slowly) on my treadmill desk because of course some exercise is meant to be good for us—although there seems to be no rhyme or reason to when people die (being all morbid but I’ve seen “healthy” people die young and more “indulgent” people die old). Thankfully, you didn’t go into the die young camp. 😅🫶🏻
Your story reminds me of how I went for the better part of a week with numbness and tingling in my entire right side... all due to knocking my neck out of whack because I tried to sleep.
Heart attacks and/or strokes concern me the most, probably due in no small part to my girth, high bp, family history, etc etc.
Glad you're still alive and kicking (well kicking keyboard keys at least). You wouldn't be able to finish Witcher otherwise!
Good piece! My dad had a "silent" heart attack; he just felt some strange fluttering in his chest, and noticed he got winded quite fast. Doctor sent him straight to the hospital; he got a quintuple-bypass a week later. That was twelve years ago. He turned a healthy eighty last week.
I’m glad I’m reading this with the biggest spoiler alert of them all (you lived!) because dang that sounds scary. I am reassured to know that in every house there is a cat ready to help in emergencies.
Sable’s idea of help is to help eat food off your plate
So she is sacrificing herself for your health?
Yes exactly that haha. Here she is doing her tv exercises
I still think she is heroic.
Rescued her at 8 years old (we think the owners died and she was given over to a kennel). Best kitty.
Bahahaha no just prepping for her summer coat (don’t want to risk being too cold)
I will definitely be living in the alternative reality where Kamala is president 😄 I'm so sorry you went through this! I cannot imagine how scary this must have been. Hope you're on the mend!🩵 Great drawings in this post too!
hey thanks for following and enjoyed your artwork! It was pretty scary and yes I have a clean bill of health. I do still get panic attacks and they feel like a heart attack but I have the knowledge to know the difference now.
Sable is so cute!!! Glad you’re okay and can tell the story with such flair 😌
Thanks friend! Sable is a mess but we love her.
Thanks for the honest retelling of your story...it's a good heads-up to your readers/fans!
Wow Paula thank you
You have managed to both entertain and provide valuable information. I thoroughly enjoy your your writing and art. I am glad you survived the heart attack.
Thank you. Next week is the meat and potatoes of being in the hospital. I always aim to a level of entertainment usually at my expense :D
Great article, Thig. I am so glad you are still here with us, and THANK YOU, HEATHER!
Also, I learned something new. I am adding "Try living in an alternate reality where Kamala is president" to my health and wellness checklist.
I got Heather an award and made this big huge presentation like she was on the Oscar’s (all at the house. The pets were nominated and we had Google announce the winner)
Dammit, you guys are fun.
we met very late in life, we try to squeeze every bit of fun as we can through the day.
I am on my second marriage and we also met later in life. We've been married almost 9 years now and we enjoy the heck out of each other, too.
Yay for partner redos. :)
Some of us take longer to know who we are and find who we should be with (based on earlier in life programming.)
Yikes! OK first, your illustrations! 😂 and I haven't thought about Dexter in ages! It's weird when we're doing the right things (exercise) and our body goes sideways anyway. Really glad you got checked out before you checked out. I just finished a full cardio workup a couple months ago because I was having shoulder pain and getting lightheaded. I also get panic attacks for no reason and with no warning, and it's hard to tell which is which! It's always better to be safe and get checked out until you really have a handle on what panic attacks look like for you. Sounds like your partner in crime (and cat!) has a good handle on things!
Being married to a physician is fun. She takes good care of me … maybe a little too obsessive but it’s care none the less
I love you and Heather and I’m glad you found each other. And I’m glad you survived this.
Thank you and just think I’m another year alive which means I can come see you in cali 😍
Spouse experienced frequent 'heartburn' after Saturday lunches and when we hiked weekends. Ignored his incredibly high cholesterol for years because the meds were expensive. Fast forward to he's being prepped for a heart stent when the Doctor says, oh no, far too advanced for a stent; proceed directly to bypass surgery. Take your cholesterol meds and pay attention to your body.
I’m on statins for life!
Sable reminds me a lot of my cat. 180 pounds if he's an ounce, and his favourite place to lie is on my stomach. I notice the sloth didn't get the heart attack; the fitness nut did. Hmm. Maybe there's a moral here. Seriously, you're lucky to have such a sensible wife.
Yeah Heather eats bad and is tiny + healthy. Me? I did all the fitness things and have been a raw vegan before and drop. Ha. Irony
Omg how cute is Sable? And 😭😭😭 re the heart attack. I never had full abs but sort of a bit of upper abs but also I like to have a life and sloth suits me better. 🤣 So hard relate! I do walk (rather slowly) on my treadmill desk because of course some exercise is meant to be good for us—although there seems to be no rhyme or reason to when people die (being all morbid but I’ve seen “healthy” people die young and more “indulgent” people die old). Thankfully, you didn’t go into the die young camp. 😅🫶🏻
No my body won’t let me die and keeps me here to torture me :D
Your story reminds me of how I went for the better part of a week with numbness and tingling in my entire right side... all due to knocking my neck out of whack because I tried to sleep.
Heart attacks and/or strokes concern me the most, probably due in no small part to my girth, high bp, family history, etc etc.
Glad you're still alive and kicking (well kicking keyboard keys at least). You wouldn't be able to finish Witcher otherwise!
Glad you got to stick around and write and draw all this cool stuff.
Good piece! My dad had a "silent" heart attack; he just felt some strange fluttering in his chest, and noticed he got winded quite fast. Doctor sent him straight to the hospital; he got a quintuple-bypass a week later. That was twelve years ago. He turned a healthy eighty last week.
There’s hope for me yet!!
did you get to work on primal? should i be looking in the credits for your name?
No. I was on a feature not a show. And sadly it got cancelled because of the hell state the animation industry is in
https://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/projects/films/fixed