Sunday, November 10, 2013

Hiatus


On August 1, 2013 I suffered a major heart attack.  I was in a rural area on a job site when I began to develop symptoms.  I was fortunate to have the assistance of the EMS community to get to a local hospital to get care, Life-Flight transported me to a Bangor hospital where I underwent angioplasty.  One stent was placed in my Left Anterior Descending Artery and I was discharged four days later.  

I was very fortunate to have the ambulance arrive before I went into cardiac arrest and died.  The ambulance crew was unsuccessful in bringing me back, but maintained CPR until arrival at the hospital where I was resuscitated. I was gone for over 15 minutes.  So, back from the dead and a great prognosis for a full life yet to come.  It was a very close call however.  



Back from the hospital and recovering
Since being back I have not pursued film astrophotography, but have been dabbling in digital work as it is less demanding.  I do have plans for continuing my analog work and will keep you all updated on future projects.





5 comments:

  1. I would be very interested to hear more about how this has changed your life and your values. Please do share!

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  2. Time to work on your book!
    Did you ever do your own E6 processing with one of those color kits?

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  3. I poke in from time to time to see what's up and I was stunned to see this announcement. I am so relieved that you are alright. Please take care of yourself and I wish you all the best for the future. - Rory

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  4. Thank you for the kind remarks and concerns. I appreciate it immensely. Thank you all.

    Douglass. I have regarded life as precious, not it is two-fold.

    Stephen, I have not tried the E-6 kits yet, but they look interesting. I must try!

    Rory, Thank you for your kind words. I hope you will check back in soon as I am working on some winter images I hope to post in late January.

    It's good to be back!

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  5. Will do! Best wishes again. - Rory

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