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mercuryblues

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9. I will never forget

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2024, 06:05 PM

Jan 2024

when I had my 2nd heart attack, the Dr in the ER did not take me seriously. Same symptoms, different Doc. I faked having the "typical" male symptoms and the told him to give me some nitro. If I wasn't having a heart attack, it wouldn't fucking hurt me.
I thought my brother was going to fall out of his chair.
I made sure that I mentioned it to my heart Dr. That resident got an earful.

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