Adventures in Olderland

Adventures in Olderland

Cardiac Diaries

Cardiac Diary Part 9: To Boldly Go – Life After Bypass Surgery
A heart attack and quadruple bypass took me somewhere I never expected to go. Nearly four years later, this is what recovery really looks like—and what…
 • Stuart Dyson
Cardiac Diary Part 8: Me and Statins. It's Complicated
Trying to get 'back to normal' is proving to be far from plain sailing. And just when I thought I'd nailed it along comes another dilemma. Should I…
 • Stuart Dyson
Cardiac Diary Part 7: Out in the Wild
I thought surviving the heart attack was the hard part. It turned out the next challenge was learning how to trust my heart again.
 • Stuart Dyson
Cardiac Diary Part 6: The 'Vampire' and a ‘Little Death’
Back home and reality sinks in. It's time to come to terms with my situation and fashion a new identity while my body slowly puts itself back together…
 • Stuart Dyson
Cardiac Diary Part 5: ICU—Two Lions and Some Persistent Plastic
It's all done but my time in intensive care came with an unpleasant twist - and some new friends.
 • Stuart Dyson
Cardiac Diary Part 4: My Heart-Stopping Appointment
After a week of waiting and preparing, bypass day is finally here. This is what it really feels like to hand your body over to complete strangers and…
 • Stuart Dyson
Cardiac Diary Part 3: The Calm Before the Bypass
After the worst reveal ever, and a week of tests and waiting, doctors decided I was fit and healthy. Fit and healthy enough, that is, to stop my heart…
 • Stuart Dyson
Cardiac Diary Part 2: From Civilian to Cardiac Patient
After my 'episode' was revealed as a heart attack in episode one, it was my turn on the cardiac conveyor belt. Things quickly went from worse... to…
 • Stuart Dyson
Cardiac Diary Part 1: On the Comeback Trail… With a Deadly Detour
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face." —Mike Tyson.
 • Stuart Dyson
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