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25/12/2025

MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄 TO ALL!!!

17/12/2025

16/12/2025

Bethesda Fountain, The Boathouse, Central Park, New York City ❄️❄️❄️

13/12/2025

At 56, Michael underwent quadruple bypass surgery to open 5 blocked arteries to his heart.

"I got my plumbing fixed, and I felt more confident in my longevity compared to someone who hasn't had a tune-up," he said. But as a precaution, he bought an AED to keep at the remote tree farm in Vermont where he lived with his wife, Jill.

Less than a year later, it helped save his life.

Jill had been awakened by the sound of Michael gasping for air. She called 911 and yelled for their daughter Sophie, a nurse, who was visiting from Denver.

Sophie started chest compressions while Jill ran to get the AED. They traded off the role of delivering shocks and compressions. Two farmhands also joined in the rescue attempt.

It took the ambulance 35 minutes to arrive. By then, Michael had received three shocks from the AED and continuous CPR, and he had a faint pulse.

At the hospital, doctors stabilized Michael. When he woke up later that day, he couldn't see and had amnesia. But within 24 hours, those issues faded away. He had no detectable physical or cognitive deficits.

Doctors said that ventricular fibrillation brought on Michael's cardiac arrest. The abnormal heart rhythm is due to disorganized electrical activity that prevents the heart from pumping blood effectively. Michael got an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD. The device records and transmits data for remote monitoring, and if the device detects an abnormal heart rhythm, it can deliver a shock.

Six weeks after the cardiac arrest, Michael was back to work on the farm, but he left cutting down trees to his crew.

"The doctors told me it was a freak electrical issue," Michael said. "Now I've gotten my plumbing and electrical fixed. Plus, I'm being monitored remotely, so if anything goes wrong, they'll know it."

11/12/2025

Grateful for the moments, excited for the season. Merry Christmas, everyone.

06/11/2025

Great Scott! Has it really been 40 years since Back to the Future was in theaters? If you were there, and you haven’t had your cholesterol checked in a while, it’s time to call your doc.

29/10/2025

In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today. "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

29/10/2025

What's your favorite fashion decade?

27/10/2025

A photo of D-Day Veterans “sitting across” from their younger selves in the same plane in 1944.