Matters of the Heart

What would you do if you woke up in the middle of the night and were feeling chest pains?

If you're a certain Great Aunt of mine you would:

• Try to go back to sleep
• Fold the clothes you washed earlier
• Decide you are going to have to call an ambulance
• But shower before you do
• Struggle to unlock the door so the paramedics can get in
• Once opening the door, see the paramedics downstairs and yell to them that they are looking for you
• Kindly ask the paramedic why the heart monitor is nearly a straight line
• Sigh when he tells you, you are having a heart attack

Thankfully she survived and is recovering in the hospital and she hasn't lost her sense of humor. Not bad for someone who is in their 80s.

**Note to self: Remember to buy aspirin...