Thank you, Barry. Encouraging testimony to be sure. And that's a great
point, you are here to testify. As bizarre as this experience was/is it has
an element of rebirth that is, well, fucking intriguing. Like, follow your
bliss now or kiss your butt good bye.
I have the pill bottles lined up on their own shelf. I've numbered the tops
with a 1 for morning, a 2 for evening, or a 12 for one in the morning and
one in the evening. I even have nitro tabs in a container on a silver chain
round my neck. Add the garlic (and a good shiraz:) and I fear no vampire.
Thanks!
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Frank Parker
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Alpert" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: Snap/Frank
> Frank, Very sorry to learn that you suffered a heart attack, but have
> confidence in the medications. I share with you blockage in only one
> artery at about the same percentage, though at a different location.
> My experience with the synergistic effect of a diuretic & a beta-blocker
to
> lower blood pressure has been very positive. Although I may have
> empathized with the line you quote when spoken by one of the male leads in
> Barnet's "Bountiful Summer", the repeated measurable impact of the meds
> also makes it seem "romantic" that one can will blood pressure to an
> acceptable level. Though I do try to get in a walking meditation & a
> bathtub meditation before my pressure is tested. Otherwise, I've been
> taking an aspirin every morning for more than 10 years. Finally, the
> combination of a statin and a fenofibrate have brought all my cholesterol
> readings to more than satisfactory levels. Niacin, red wine, and garlic
may
> have a certain impact as well. Barry
>
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