Coming to Grips with My New Reality Following My Angioplasty

Although India has been quite an emotional roller coaster during our last nine months, I never expected it to include a trip to an emergency room and four day stay in ICU.

I have been concerned for some time about pressure around my lower chest, shortness of breath, tiredness, even some hoarseness. So back in late June I visited a doctor who sent me for a series of tests.

Reports, here in India, are not sent to doctors but to a “report department” where they are given directly to patients. S...