Question About My 38-yr. Old Wife Who Just Had a Heart Attac Posted: 05-12-04 03:21am
Hello.
I am seeking advice/suggestions from
anyone that can help. My wife is 38 and
suffered a heart attack two weeks ago.
She is skinny as a rail (5'6", 120 lbs.),
has no medical history, never smoked, has
no family history, is athletic, etc. The
doctors say she had a clot that broke off
and completely blocked a major artery
which caused damage to a part of the
heart.
Needless to say, she's very scared. We
have three children (8 years, 4-1/2 years,
and 5 months). She has been reading some
scary mortality statistics and keeps
thinking she'll die soon.
The really frustrating part is that we
can't find anyone out there with seemingly
no risk factors who has also had a heart
attack at such a young age and can give
her some security about her chances of
living a long, normal life.
If anyone can help, it would be greatly
appreciated.
