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Cardiac Champs, July 28 2010
By Carol Clarke - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cardiac Champs: A Survivor's Guide (Paperback)
Anyone who suffers from heart disease will want to read this book. It is also highly recommended for their families, friends and colleagues. It is chatty, accessible, unorthodox and provides practical advice on how to thrive while living with a serious health problem from someone who has been there. From how to deal with the medical profession to charting a sensible way to take charge of your symptoms the approach is always funny and empathetic. Doctors should recommend it to their patients.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Not just for cardiac survivors, Sep 15 2011
By Wawa - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cardiac Champs: A Survivor's Guide (Paperback)
As much as Cardiac Champs is a book for helping people survive life after a heart attack, it is also a book that can assist people who are attempting to overcome any problem. It is an easy and enjoyable read which will leave you chuckling, reflecting, hoping, wiser and believing in yourself.
The book is about survival and the courage to make physical, psychological and social changes in life. It will provide you with a motivational kickstart and help you champion your way to leading a healthier, happier life.
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Inspirational Read, Sep 28 2010
By Jane O'Brien - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cardiac Champs: A Survivor's Guide (Paperback)
Cardiac Champs is an inspirational read that is rich in detail & quick paced; as Dr.McConnell chronicles his life's journey after surviving two major heart attacks.
Cardiac Champs is engrossing & the writing is skillful. Although I kept laughing throughout this book, its simplicity is deceptive- Between the lines McConnell is about so much more as he details his personal journey with the medical profession, stress & his personal life; and how he came out on the other side as a happy, active man who had empowered himself to make his own decisions pertaining to his health/lifestyle
This book is not only a must read for heart attack survivors but for anyone with a life threatening condition & also for their family/friends to better understand that once one has survived a serious condition that the fight has only begun.
I am touched by Dr.McConnell's generous spirit in sharing his personal story.