Wilbon and Heart Attacks!

Washington Post and ESPN sports giant Michael Wilbon is said to be recovering nicely from a heart attack yesterday. It has been described as minor but coming from someone who has been there, there is no such thing when it's happening to you.

News reports say Wilbon wasn't feeling well and had been experiencing some minor chest pains.
Michael's wife drove him to a hospital in Scottsdale, AZ, where a minor blockage was found. A successful angioplasty cleared the blockage.

I'm sure he was there to cover the Superbowl this coming weekend between the Patriots and Giants.

My heart attack came nearly 15 years ago while on assignment in Southeast DC. I was first treated at Great Southeast Hospital and then flown to the Washington Hospital center for emergency angioplasty. Like in Wilbon's case, the key almost always is getting the patient to the hospital ASAP.

A lifestyle change is no doubt in order for one of the best sports writers in the country, who like most of us, can put on the pounds at times.

I suggest every male take note: Diet, exercise, a baby aspirin a day and where needed, with a doctor's advice, a statin to help keep the bad cholesterol down.