Bruce came home early after a very stressful morning. He called me at work to vent about it, and happened to mention the knot he felt between his shoulders, and chest pains.
Needless to say I made him go to the local hospital ER. It was a heart attack.
They transfered him by ambulance to ECMC (Erie Co Medical Center), where he is now in the Cardiac Care Unit.
He does not have a phone, and only immediate family members can visit during very limited hours.
I will keep everyone posted.
At least once he heard that Buffalo won the hockey game, he felt much better!
Thanks guys.
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
If he wewnt in right away...he will be fine! Been there, done that!
Tell him to take it easy and stop worrying about it! He'll live to be an Ol'Fart too!
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
Anything we can do Dana, don't hesitate to call.
Sending good thoughts.
Posted by Kimberly Zanetti (Member # 2546) on :
Dana, please take care of yourself too. Love you guys.
Posted by Patrick Whatley (Member # 2008) on :
That's great he got there early.
We'll be praying for you guys.
Posted by Russ McMullin (Member # 5617) on :
Dana, I hope everything turns out for the best.
Posted by Stevo Chartrand (Member # 2094) on :
Thinking of you guys.
Hope everything will be fine.
Stevo
Posted by Frank Magoo (Member # 3950) on :
Get well soon dude...
can't eat chinese in bed, ya know... Posted by Jed Pedersen (Member # 2344) on :
Get Better Soon!
Posted by Jeff Spradling (Member # 1615) on :
I sure hope he wasn't stressin over an Avery re-do...we had a very stressful one this week!
Hope your feeling better Bruce!
Jeff Posted by Adrienne Morgan (Member # 1046) on :
Gee Wiz, Dana!!!!!
Bruce is too young for this!! I will be praying too....hang in there hun, let me know if there is anything I can do too.
A
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
I just hope for the best. Thank God you were their to heop him.
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Dana, you and Bruce will be in my thoughts.
Posted by Barb. Shortreed (Member # 1730) on :
Dana you and Bruce are in our Thoughts & Prayers. Please keep us informed of his progress.
Posted by Steve Shortreed (Member # 436) on :
Call us if you need us for anything Dana. Our thoughts are with you two.
Posted by Carl Wood (Member # 1223) on :
Dana - what tests have they run so far? Ya'll are in our prayers . . . .
Posted by FranCisco Vargas (Member # 145) on :
Dana, tell Bruce, try not to stress, IOAFS. All in all hope he gets well soon. be cool Bruce, watch them flames on your shirt, they'll get you.
Posted by Kimmy Fitzgerald (Member # 5109) on :
Dana and Bruce stay well. Ken and I have you in our thoughts............Call us if you need a shoulder...
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Hope all goes well - tell him Letterville's praying for him.......
Posted by Tim (Member # 1699) on :
Must be all that chinese! Time to get healthy dude! Best of luck.......
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
get well soon Bruce. You and Dana should take a little extra vacation time this year. DON'T WORK TOO HARD!
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Shirley and I will be keeping Bruce in our thoughts Dana.
Posted by Jill Marie Welsh (Member # 1912) on :
Thank God you had the presence of mind to make him go to the ER, Dana. Brooce is too young for this! I hope he heals up soon. What a scare for the both of you. Love....Jill
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Also thinking of you here, Take care.
Posted by Felix Marcano (Member # 1833) on :
Hope all is well.
Posted by Janette Balogh (Member # 192) on :
Wow! So glad he got in there to check that out.
You guys take it easy now and heal up well.
hugs, Nettie
Posted by Mark Matyjakowski (Member # 294) on :
Anything you need/need help with let me know. Just down the road and Bruce has my number.
Posted by KARYN BUSH (Member # 1948) on :
wow...brooooce is way too young for that! so glad he has you dana! thats a terrible scare to go through. stay strong and know we are all wishing for his speedy recovery.
Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
I'll be thinking of you guys! When he gets back on his feet how about giving us chics some tips on getting your man to go to the hospital. I thought my hubbie was having a heart attack last week and he wouldn't go.
Get better Bruce!
Posted by Steve Purcell (Member # 1140) on :
Bruce is one of the few letterville 'heads' I've had the pleasure to speak with. Great guy.
Godspeed with your recovery, Bruce.
Posted by Sal Cabrera (Member # 1236) on :
Get well soon Bruce! and take care.
Posted by Ron Costa (Member # 3366) on :
You and Bruce will be in our prayers.
Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
I know he has been under a load lately, just didn't think it was anything like this. I hope it is more mental then physical and will be dealt with.
Praying for the best.
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Doc! Wha's up with THIS man?? Does a certain someone need your undivided attention for a few? You're in my prayers boy.
Dana, try not to worry & stress-out too much too! God bless you gal.
Posted by Bob Kaschak (Member # 3146) on :
Thoughts and prayers are on the way!
Get better soon.
Peace out, Bob
Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
Your in our thoughts Posted by Barry Branscum (Member # 445) on :
We are praying for you guys.
Posted by Gene Golden (Member # 3934) on :
Dana, I'm surprised, and pleased, that Bruce had the presence of mind to call and "complain" to you about the pains. I would have taken him for the type to have just shrugged them off and deal with the pain (like I, and most men, probably would do). I'm really glad he didn't.
By the way, when he DOES start complaining later about every little thing, tell him that Gene says, "Shut the hell up!" (inside joke, people).
If I prayed, he'd be in my prayers too. Okay, I'll say a special one for him... this time. I'm using up this month's prayer quota.
BTW, we Catholics were told to pray to Mary. Evidently it frees up God, or something like that, and she would talk to Him for us. I usually skip the middle-man (woman).
Posted by Bill Burris (Member # 3570) on :
Dana tell Bruce to go by the rules, way to young for this. Good luck
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Bruce...Casmate isn't worth it.
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
All the best to you Dana, and please relay my thoughts to Bruce. Hope you both experience only the best life has to offer. Do what the docs say and get better soon.
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Get well Bruce....we need you out on the ice bro
Posted by Bill Preston (Member # 1314) on :
Dana, I would guess Broooooce is about the same age now, that I was back in 83 and had one of these things. Anyway, here it is 22 years later, and I'm still here annoying everybody. Hoping for the same outcome for him.
bill preston
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
Bruce and Dana. My heart goes out to you two fine folks. Prayers for a speedy recovery Bruce.
Posted by Mark Yearwood (Member # 2723) on :
Bruce, you are in our thoughts and prayers. Get better soon and try to take care of yourself.
Posted by Bob Peach (Member # 2620) on :
Our thoughts are with you and Bruce. Please keep us all updated on his progress. Here's to speedy recovery!!
Posted by Ricky Jackson (Member # 5082) on :
You're in my prayers my friend. This is just a bump in the road but I'm really glad you listened to your body!!! Get well soon, hockey season is right on top of us.
Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :
Wow, that is scary Dana!! Glad you both handled it so well. Keep us posted. I'll be thinking about you both.
Suelynn
Posted by Sam Sanfilippo (Member # 425) on :
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Bruce.
Posted by Jay Allen (Member # 195) on :
My foreman had one last year at age 42. He's fine - as Bruce will be - but the diet changed dramatically and the smoking had to stop. But Bruce should be fine. Like Si said, he caught it right way.
Bruce . . . be a good boy for Dana now. She'll use that redheaded mean streak on your behind if you don't follow orders. Right, Dana?
And leave the nurses alone.
Posted by Steve Racz (Member # 4376) on :
Dana and Bruce, you are both in our thoughts and prayers.
Posted by Bobbie Rochow (Member # 3341) on :
My goodness, I haven't been on here since yesterday. Dana, I am so sorry to hear Bruce is in the hospital, but so glad you took him!!!
A week after Jill's meet, I had severe chest pains & Jon took me in & they found it was only "interior chest wall pain". Thank God. It was scary!
Please tell Bruce I am praying for him, Dana. Be blessed honey, & take good care of him!
Posted by Elaine Beauchemin (Member # 136) on :
oh lala!
Hey Bruce, mon ami, take it easy pal! I'm sending plenty of good vibes going your way. Dana and Bruce, You are in our thaughts and our prayers.
Big Hugs to you
É
Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :
You and Bruce are in our thoughts and prayers.
-grampa dan
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Best wishes Bruce!!
Are they sure it's not Angina? The stress can easily bring it on and the knot in his back is one of the symptoms too!
FWIW, heart attacks know no age limitations and they can hit the healthiest people out there!
Posted by Rovelle W. Gratz (Member # 4404) on :
Take care, Bruce. I had mine in '87...in the hospital for 5 days and went to work the day after I got out.
Don't do that.....take some time to recover.
We're praying for you.
Posted by William DeBekker (Member # 3848) on :
You Take it easy and quit stressing over signs.. I really would like to see you again so take it easy.
Posted by John Deaton (Member # 925) on :
Geeze, I just read this. Bruce is a tough one, he'll get this behind him and get on with life. Good thing you got him to go Dana. God bless you both, and my prayers are with you both.
Posted by Pierre Tardif (Member # 3229) on :
Get well and take it easy!
Posted by jack wills (Member # 521) on :
Hang togh Bruce, no icing the puck. Gotta keep the game going! Hey....No Blue Line!
Crazyjack
Posted by Jackson Smart (Member # 187) on :
That's a tough break Brother....
I know you will come thru this with your humor and wit intact.
Keep smilin'
Jackson
Posted by Rick Chavez (Member # 2146) on :
You are both in my thoughts.....
Posted by Bob Darnell (Member # 27) on :
Get well Bruce! I'll be praying for your return to good health.
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
Take it easy and get well, Bruce. Prayer sent your way.
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Dana,
You and Bruce are in our prayers.
While he's recovering, he needs a steady diet of "Our Gang" and "The Three Stooges". Its the best cure for anything!
.
Posted by Lotti Prokott (Member # 2684) on :
Best wishes and a prayer for your speedy recovery from us, too. Please take care of yourselves. I hope everything will work out alright.
Posted by Charles Borges de Oliveir (Member # 3770) on :
Good luck Bruce and get better soon.
Posted by Brian Diver (Member # 1552) on :
Thank goodness you got him to go get checked up. Now don't you get stressed yourself, both of you are in our prayers. I hope he has a speedy recovery. Posted by Arthur Vanson (Member # 2855) on :
Best wishes Bruce.
Posted by Harris Kohen (Member # 2139) on :
Bruce your in my thoughts and prayers. Get well soon so we cna sling paint again together.
Hey Dana, make sure to take care of you during this time and let the cute nurses take care of him hehe.
Wow what a surprise to come home to. A freind in the hopsital. Makes me think to myself to take better care of myself.
Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :
Hey Bruce, take it easy and get well. Listen to your wife, and the doctors too, and I know that you and Dana will come through this stronger than ever.
Posted by Curtis hammond (Member # 2170) on :
HIRAM,,
There is help for the widers son,,,,
... Abif
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
How'd I miss this one?? Jeesh....Bruce, you take it easy and do what the docs tell ya. You're in my prayers, as well as Dana and your family.
Looking forward to chatting on the phone with you again once you recover. Take care..and God bless.
Posted by Karen Wunch (Member # 3577) on :
Bless your heart, Dana. My Best wishes for You Both.
This week has been one for amazing things. I've been diagnosed as having, in my Dr's word, "the most amazing case of spinal Arthritis I've ever seen".
Dammit! Bruce and I are supposed to live FOREVER... I just didn't know there was 'small fonts' involved with a SignMaker's Contract. You know... ;o) BIG fonts giveth, small fonts taketh away.
We're all human. And...are often reminded of that fact in ways we don't (necessarily!!) appreciate. I know I've changed my life due to my new diagnosis. I expect Bruce will do the same, too. He has SO MUCH GOOD to do yet achieve.
I appreciate that, and commiserate, but know that the health and well being of One's Self is our own choice. I thank OP for making me aware of that fact, too.
All my thoughts are with You Both, Dana and Bruce. All my best, always.
Posted by bill riedel (Member # 607) on :
Danna, you and Bruce have too many things to do, but he has to learn how to manage so the work is not so much like work. It seems that the best solution is charge more and work less. When so busy, sift out the junk jobs and take on the good ones. The other thing is to weed out the pain in the butt customers, let them bother someone else. Tell Bruce I still want to play golf with him in the daylite for a change.
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