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Twenty-nine years ago my heart gave up on me 
Just sixteen days following my fiftieth birthday, 
attacked like a ton of bricks, suddenly, on a 
Sunday evening, toward the close of the day. 

A heavy wet snow had blanketed the ground 
And the hospital was thirty miles away, needless 
to say, I was sicker than I had ever been before, 
Urged to quit smoking often, I had been heedless. 

Five days later, right after the Christmas holiday, 
The doctors cut me open, repaired the pump, and 
gave me a new chance at life, healthier smoke-free, 
I am so grateful.  Now, wasn’t that grand! 

When I visit cardiologists they often say to me 
“My goodness, are you still around?  It is the truth-- 
one doesn’t survive for so long an attack like you had!” 
I have no answers for them, for a question so uncouth. 

This I CAN say, however, with considerable confidence 
Eating healthily, exercise, all things in moderation,  
giving up tobacco, taking medications, living one day 
at a time, are worthy of everyone’s consideration.

HONORABLE MENTION
"How to Keep Your Good Health" Poetry Contest
All Poetry
April 14, 2022

SIXTH PLACE WINNER
Heart Harp Contest
Sponsored by Chantelle Anne Cook

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