My 3 surgeries and my 2 strokes, put me on the map, have a graft from my heart to my Diaphragm with a mechanical Aortic valve in my graft near my heart.
From 2006-2009 I was an active group cycling (spinning) participant and went to the gym 4-5 times weekly to take a spin class and do other conditioning exercises- this was the only thing that helped my chronic depression that was worsened by my beta block
Determination - really being a compliant patient and doing the things the health care professionals ordered...walking, eating right, sleeping enough, watching for signs... etc.