Thursday, October 22, 2020…the day that changed my life forever.

I had planned to get up that morning and run three—maybe four—miles before going to work. Instead, I was awakened at 5:15 am by a strange feeling in the middle of my chest and my hands and feet fully contracted. After struggling to sit up on the edge of my bed, I took a number of very deep breaths until my hands and feet relaxed enough that I could walk to the other side of the bed and tell my wife, “Something is wrong, I need to go to the hospital.”

I dressed myself and 6 minutes later we were walking into the emergency room at our local hospital. They rushed me back to an emergency operating room, cut off my clothes (which, by the way, were one of my favorite pants and running shirts), and sedated me. As I learned later, the surgeon implanted a stent in the main artery of my heart because it was 80% blocked.

Later that same day, after I expired twice and was resuscitated, I was air lifted to another hospital 73 miles away because they could not revive me with the damage my heart had experienced. I only remember the trip’s bumps: the first bump getting on the plane (because the life support equipment was too heavy for the helicopter to handle), a bump mid-flight, and the bump going into the hospital.

All of that is to say that I am not a Cardiologist, I am a Chiropractor. As such, any recovery and defense ideas I will be offering are holistic, natural, and effective as I have personally found in my heart failure experience.

In the next 50 weekly blogs we will explain, with simplicity: Heart Physiology; Diet; Exercise; Danger Signs; Oxygen and Water importance; Holistic Healing disciplines; medications and Supplements; Dental Issues; Foot and Leg Issues; Balance; Loss of Memory; Healing From Within; Walking, Jogging, and Running; and other pertinent topics.

Statistically, 550,000 people will experience heart failure this year. Over 4 million others will be directly affected by their heart failures.

Any questions sent to this blog will be addressed the following week when possible. I may not always have an answer, but I will offer the most holistic and natural response I can.

Lastly, if anything you read proves to be helpful to you (or someone you care about) I ask you to send $19 (or $20) to :
Dr Mark Fullerton
c/o Edward Jones
9271 Reidville Rd Greer, SC 29651.

This is my way of leaving something for my family and loved ones when I do pass.

Next Week - Simplified Heart Physiology, or Why Me?