Monday Morning—Rise and Shine

May 3, 1999 The day began with an angiogram.  Our healthy diet and exercise program sailed Blake through the test with flying colors—all channels clear. Next we moved to the Electrophysiology lab, where Dr. Chiang-Sing re-created an arrhythmia to see how easily Blake’s heart when into defib.  I could tell by his facial expression as [...]

Introduction

April 19, 1999 My husband Blake has a big heart. From a philosophical, spiritual, and romantic viewpoint, this is a good thing.  From a physical standpoint—not so good. It was April 19, 1999, our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. On route to the quaint seaside town of Mendocino, on the rugged northern California coast, we stopped for [...]