“[I] could see how nervous everybody was in the beginning and how silent it was when we had trouble with the artificial heart [during the surgery, but later in the operation, when it was working, there were moments] of loud and raucous humor.” HeartMomentsScienceTroubleSilentNervousLoudOperationsArtificialSurgery Author:William DeVries
“If my wife is cooking a meal at home, which is not often, thankfully, but you know, she's doing (oh, she's good at some things) but if she's cooking, you know, she's dealing with people on the phone, she's talking to the kids, she's painting the ceiling, she's doing open-heart surgery over here; if I'm cooking, the door is shut, the kids are out, the phone's on the hook, if she comes in I get annoyed, I say "Terry, please, I'm trying to fry an egg in here, give me a break.".” PeopleIfsKnowsGivingTryingHeartHomeKidsTalkingBreakWifeDoorsPaintingPleaseGive MeCookingPhonesMy WifeMealsEggsSurgeryHookCeilingsAnnoyedOpen HeartDealing With PeopleHeart Surgery Author:Ken Robinson
“While I was gone, I had quintuple bypass surgery on my heart. Plus, I got a haircut.” HeartGoneMy HeartPlusSurgeryHaircutsBypass Author:David Letterman
“Bypass surgery, angioplasty,and even diagnostic angiograms are so over used that, in my opinion, it constitutes criminal behaviour by the cardiologists and surgeons involved. Well controlled scientific studies have shown bypass surgery simply doesn't work, except to relieve severe chest pain. Those who have the surgery didn't even have a trend of longevity benefit compared to those treated without it. Yet, each year hundreds of thousands cave into the obvious fear tactics used by agressive heart doctors and submit to the bypass operation” YearsWellsHeartPainUsedOpinionStudyInvolvedBenefitsDoctorsObviousCriminalsTreatedOperationsControlledChestsTrendsSubmitBehaviourLongevitySurgerySevereCavesTacticsSurgeonsBypassCardiologistAgressive Author:Julian Whitaker
“Fifteen years ago tomorrow I had open heart surgery, a quintuple bypass surgery. Thanks to all of my doctors. Because of them, in 15 years of life I've been able to experience, well, acid reflux, short-term memory loss, and erectile dysfunction. Thanks for all your work. It's great to be alive.” YearsWellsHeartAbleTermMemoriesLossAliveTomorrowYears AgoDoctorsThanksWorking ItFifteenSurgeryShort TermAcidOpen HeartFifteen YearsDysfunctionMemory LossBypassYears Of LifeHeart SurgeryShort Term MemoryAcid Reflux Author:David Letterman