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IthappenedonSt.Valentine’sDay,soit’seasytoremember.Iwenttothegymwithmyhusband,Mark,firstthinginthemorning.Welikegoingearly,beforeitgetstoobusy.Aftergoingthroughourroutineweusuallygoforaswim.ImetMarkattheshower’s,hewascomingoutasIwasgoingin.WhenIcameouttomeethimhewasn’tthere.Afewminuteslateranambulancepulledup.Iwastoldthatamanhadcollapsedinthechanging-room.CoulditbeMark,couldhehavefainted?ButwhentheycarriedhimdownonthestretcherIknewitwassomethingmuchmoreserious.Hewasunconsciousandblue.Thedoctordrovemetothehospitalandsaidhe’dsufferedamassiveheartattackandhishearthadstoppedwhilehewasaloneinthechanging-room.Nooneknewhowlonghehadbeenlyingthere,Iwastoldhehada50-50chanceofsurviving,andwasadvisedtocallourchildren.ThosewerethehardestphonecallsIeverhadtomake.Ourdaughter,Georgia,wasonherwayovertoustointroduceanewboyfriend.Whatawaytomeetyourgirlfriend’sfamilyforthefirsttime!Stuart,ourson,wasatuniversityinSouthampton.HecaughtthefirsttraintoLondon.Markwastakentointensivecareandputonalifesupportmachine.Hewasgivendrugs,whichwouldgivehisheartacompleterest.Whataday!Andsounexpected.Markhasneverhadanyproblemswithhisheart;nohighbloodpressure,nohistoryofheartdisease.Hedoesn’tsmokeordrink;hehasneverbeenover-weightandtakesregularexercise.ThefollowingdayMarkwasstillunconscious.Weweretoldtotalktohim.Hehadanursesittingbyhimmonitoringhim.Itwassohardmakingconversationwithherthere.MybrainfeltnumbwithfearandIwasgettingnoresponse.OnthesurfaceIwascalm,butinsideIwasscreaming;thiscan’tbehappening!Wespentanotheranxiousnightwithlittlesleep.FortunatelyMarksoonstartedtoimprove.ItseemedlikeamiraclethatMarkhadsurvived.Afterafewdaysinhospitalhelookedrestedandwell.Infacthelookedbetterthanme.Butthenightmarewasn’toveryet.MarkhadX-rays,whichshowedupsomethingquiteunexpected.Thedoctorstoldusitwaslikelytobecanceronhislung.Thiswasquiteashock.MarkandIarebothself-employed,sowhileallthiswasgoingon,aperiodofseveralmonths,neitherofuswasabletoworkandtherewasnomoneycomingin.Thiswasaconstantworryinthebackofourmind
