The Widow Maker Heart Attack

By a heart attack survivor for heart attack survivors

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Chicago Cubs….. Helloooooooooooooooooooo

Apr 29

Posted by Patrick J. Fox in Official Heart Attack Survivor Blog | No Comments

Attention Chicago Cubs:

I need your help to accomplish a life goal. I have written a book “The Widow Maker Heart Attack at age 48″ and in it I write a great deal about the Chicago Cubs and what they have meant to me.  I have been coaching for 19 years so I don’t think I will throw a wild pitch and I have been singing quite a bit over the years so I won’t completely blow “take me out to the ball game”. 

If anyone out there knows anyone with the Chicago Cubs, please I could really use some help making this happen.

Thank you

Patrick Fox

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Colorado Rockie President Keli McGregor dies of natual causes…BS

Apr 21

Posted by Patrick J. Fox in Official Heart Attack Survivor Blog | 2 Comments

Hello Media:

News Flash… Colorado Rockie President Keli McGregor dies of natural cause is total BS.

There is nothing “natural” about dieing of a heart attack. A person passing away during ones sleep at age 92 could with some argument be considered natural causes.  A person that appears healthy to 100% of his friends and family, does not appear to be obese or a chain smoker does not die at age 48.  Get a clue media. If Major League Baseball (MLB) perhaps accepts that statement about “natural” causes then they believe steroids are really Fred Flintstones vitamins.

A sudden death or a massive heart attack that likely was the cause of Keli McGregors death is “NOT” natural. Natural would be something that is unavoidable or perhaps a accident.  Time to wake up and smell the roses media. The Widow Maker Heart Attack or sudden massive heart attack is “IS ” avoidable. In fact it is time to accept blame and understand that The Widow Maker Heart Attack is very avoidable in 95% of its cases.

I look forward to starting my new position with Major League Baseball (MLB) as my previous blog post stated. Mr. Selig while you may not yet understand the need to in fact hire me for the position…perhaps understanding that Keli did not pass due to “natural” causes will go a long way in my hiring process.

FYI: Last night I went to be saying a prayer for Keli McGregor and his family. As a person that suffered a Widow Maker Heart Attack at age 48 almost exactly replicating McGregors experience I felt somewhat of a close bond. What came to my mind was the conversation I had with my wife days late as to her experience the day of my heart attack. When she hurriedly arrived at the hospital and asked the nurses of my status she was told that “it was too early to tell, and that it could go either way”. My wife was devastated at that response. Knowing that the widow maker heart attack only has a 10% survival and a window of 5 mins from the impact time to treatment survival is difficult in the best of circumstances. I wrote “The Widow Maker Heart Attack at age 48″ to help explain the physical and emotional sides of the widow maker heart attack as I hope others can learn from my experience, thus giving me a reason for the experience.

Patrick Fox

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President of Major League Baseball MLB Heart Attack Avoidance and Survival

Apr 20

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Dear Bud Selig:

*I am proud to accept the position of President of Major League Baseball Heart Attack Avoidance and Survival. Once again Major League has been devastated at the news of yet another prominent player or executive due apparently to a sudden heart attack or even the heart attack referred to as The Widow Maker Heart Attack. In the last 15 years there has been many other players, umpires and executives that have been stricken by the same sudden death of a heart attack.

Major League Baseball has long had medical professionals focused on pitching shoulders, base stealer’s hamstrings, and home run hitters eyes to name a few. While the position of President of Major League Baseball Heart Attack Avoidance and Survival has without been a position that has been left unfilled for a long time due to a lack of qualified applicants, I appreciate the fact that you recognize my qualities, education and personal experiences that made me the most qualified for the position.

As a devoted life long baseball fan and coach of 15 years the baseball devotion is second to none. I also bring with me to the job a background in education and a MBA. These qualities are no different than perhaps thousands of other applicants for the position.  What I am sure sealed the deal was that at there have been no other applicants that have gone so far to fit the job description as I did on March 31, 2008.  On that day I suffered The Widow Maker Heart Attack, flat lined six times and yet survived.  I went on to write a book called The Widow Maker Heart Attack at age 48 for all heart attack survivors.

Mr. Selig the art of avoiding a sudden heart attack is not based on a athelets ability to run to first base, stare down a pitcher with a wild fast ball at 100mph, or turning a double play. That is not cardiovascular health…the program that I plan on implementing will be based on education, first hand knowledge, and physical testing. I would be willing to wager one week of your salary that perhaps 75% of the major league players, umpires, front office staff could not pass my “simple” level one heart attack test.

I can only hope that over time such legends of the game like Cal Ripken, Ernie Banks, Ryne Sandberg other heros might also utilize my services to ensure that youth baseball players world wide might still have their living legands.

I look forward to my start date.

Regards,

Patrick Fox

* This letter is but a dream of what I think Major League Baseball desperately needs as a critical component of their system. Major League Baseball fans worldwide deserve the best and healthiest heroes money can by. We hate it when our hero’s pass before they must…. Heart Attacks can be avoided if there is in fact a genuine desire to do so.

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Colorado Rockies Team President… RIP

Apr 20

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Major League Baseball will be impacted for some time at the passing of President Keli McGregor. While it has not been confirmed I have to wonder given the reports that he was known to be a healthy, very active young man if in fact he did not suffer the devastating heart attack that this web site is dedicated.

What is sad is that heart attacks in particular The Widow Maker Heart Attack seems to impact those that are least likely to be impacted.

I pray for his family and his team as they move forward.

Patrick Fox

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Chicago Cubs in the ICU

Apr 16

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For those that have read my book “The Widow Maker Heart Attack at age 48″ you are aware of my passion for the Chicago Cubs. I think in a way my focus on the Cubs the day I flat lined 6 times was my attempt to not only survive for another day, but also to avoid the dier reality of what was actually happening at the time. Having had a bit of time since my widow maker heart attack to consider that life changing day I realize that the focus on Chicago Cubs baseball that day was not just because of my passion for the team, but also my passion for the memories I had created with my son, daughter and wife coaching and playing the game of baseball over my lifetime. As a baseball coach of 15 years the memories of my time involved with baseball but also playing catch with my son and daughter in the back yard were indeed strong that day March 31, 2008.

In my book I write a good amount about my memories of the Chicago Cubs and what I coined as my “Living List”. I have many items listed on my “Living List”, however the #1 on the list is throwing out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game and singing “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” during the 7th inning stretch. If anyone can make a call or send an email to person in charge of scheduling that possibility I would greatly appreciate the effort.

Patrick Fox

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