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Strength and Distance

Posted 05-06-2009 at 11:56 PM by Jeff
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I was sending emails back and forth lately with someone who suffers with a lot of PVCs every day, trying to help her to cope with them. The things she was feeling as her heart was flip-flopping in her chest read like it came straight from my own head.

You ask yourself "Can I die from PVCs? How will my family go on without me?"

It can be a constant reminder that something is wrong. And I mean every few seconds, all day long constant. But now, a little over...
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Arrhythmia and Thankfulness

Posted 04-26-2009 at 09:37 PM by Jeff
Today I had a short burst of PAT - the kind that used to really scare me. Out of nowhere, my heart just started to giddyup, going from about 60bpm to around 110 or so.

A couple months ago that would have ruined my day. Maybe my week. But now? It makes me thankful.

Sounds crazy, but it does. I still can't help but to reflect a little on my life when I have these short bursts, but instead of being terrified that death is imminent, I remember what my cardiologist told...
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Whew!

Posted 04-21-2009 at 11:11 PM by Jeff
I've been putting in some late nights working to get this site's theme set and coded and all the little add-ons ready to go. It felt like it was an overwhelming task just a few weeks ago, but now it looks like there's far more work behind me than ahead of me.

I look forward to swinging open the doors to the public on this site.
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Excited

Posted 03-25-2009 at 11:13 PM by Jeff
I'm excited to be kicking off this site and my journal on SkippingHearts.com.
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