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Age 61-70
Interview HA31  

Interview HA31

Age at Interview: 69
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 67
Background: Retired Managing Director; Living with partner, 5 children
Brief outline:Heart attack May 2003, in hospital for six days. Angina attacks May-November. Coronary artery bypass surgery November 2003. Current medication: aspirin, ramipril, simvastatin


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He views each day as a bonus and makes sure he lives life to the full after his bypass surgery.

 



I view the future now that I've got another bite of the apple if you like, or the cherry and I've got to make the best of every day. It's no good, you know if you cry in the corner, you cry on your own, is my attitude. The whole world's there, you can do whatever you want to do. 

I've tested myself; I can walk up to five miles a day without any problems. I can dance for two or three hours, I haven't got any problems. I can do everything, I feel I can do everything, so there's nothing to stop me doing anything I want to do. I've got to get on now and enjoy my life which I do and pick it up from where I left off and carry on and if I can help somebody else on the way, I will. 

But life is what you make it and you only come this way once. Tomorrow I can't come back and live today, I've got to make the best of today and get on with it and that's my attitude.
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