Getting R.E.A.D.Y. for Open Heart Surgery: How to Inspire Yourself


He also kept a diary recording his physical progress. Despite all this hard work, he had a relapse six months after his bypass. Ironically, he was on holiday again, this time in South Africa, when he began feeling short of breath. The psychological side is equally important. Learn more about heart bypass and what it involves.

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Do It Now - "Take care of your problem or your problem takes care of you. This chapter will lead you to an attitude of 'I'm ready.

Years of Benefits - "You'll discover that making this decision will positively effect every day of the rest of your life. We devoured the book and gave copies to our daughters. It raised the confidence level in us all. I read it in one sitting and each page was power-packed. Loaded with powerful mental conditioning thoughts that I clung to, true success stories of people who had "been there and done that" and, yes, even humor.

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Five weeks after my valve replacement surgery I was back up at almost full speed. It was at this time Stew suggested I expand each of the chapters of this very helpful booklet with my own experiences, anecdotes and motivating thoughts. Now you can receive these two successful open-heart surgery success stories for the price of one.

Stew and I want to provide you with this very important downloadable book.