Life Happens

I have been interested in programming for years, and few things give me more pleasure than reading a good technical article. Sad, but true. Other than that, I love to cycle and take pictures, but my focus is programming. Every morning I go to the Daily Python-URL and start my day by reading about Python.

However, for the past few weeks, I have been feeling ill and short of breath. I have been visiting doctors for weeks, but nobody seemed to hear me me when I said: “I have never felt this bad in my life.” I have been prescribed antacids, anti-bloat medicine, but still no relief.

This weekend, I was raced to the hospital in an ambulance. It turns out that I have Cardiomyopathy. My understanding is that it may have caused by a virus, but my heart is weak. I am a sick man. In fact, the most distressing statistic is that 70% of patients die within 5 years of diagnosis. I have trouble going up and down stairs.

I am on medications, and I will attempt to keep working at a reduced pace. The best stat that I have seen is that 33% of causes get better. My life is in the balance. Writing about this changes the focus of my blog – however, I do not see how that is to be avoided. This may be the only entry I make on the subject of my recent heart problems, or the first of many. We will see.

Words of wisdom and support – even prayer – are welcome. Jim Cassidy, out.