Steve McKee

This utterly heartbreaking memoir begins with the death of the author's father, due to a heart attack (his second) while the two of them are watching TV alone in 1969. The author goes on to describe the factors that led up to his father's fatal heart attack and strives to save himself from such a fate. However, he ultimately finds that hereditary can sometimes overcome all efforts- despite exceptional fitness, his doctpr tells him that he has developed heart disease and is at substantial risk for his own heart attack. This book includes descriptions of heart attack symptoms by survivors and extensive biographical information about the author and his family.… (más)