Someone had a heart attack in the office today. I don't know the the guy, but he did look familiar as I walked by and saw him sitting on the floor clutching his chest. A few people were standing over him asking him unhelpfully if he was ok.Apparently he suddenly became short of breath. Then the dizziness came on. He started to sit down and then fell down. An admin here offered to take him to the hospital but he couldn't move so they called paramedics. There was a big bustle of activity as the guy got markedly worse. The paramedics shocked his heart three times and I really don't know what happened after that. He is gone now, presumably at the hospital. I hope.
Another over-stressed middle-aged guy who probably thought he had nothing to worry about because he was skinny.
I'll never forget the terrified look that was on his face. It seemed to me he was thinking "Oh, please don't let me die, especially at work."
I hope he's ok. I think if he is, he'll have a new way of looking at life.
I can tell you one thing: no matter what happens to him, today is the last day he'll ever take anything for granted.
2 comments:
It sure sounds like engineers work in your office. If you ever need emergency help, do it in my office! But don't do it at all, ok?
I witnessed the same thing. The guy died. He was eating with his family and all of a sudden he collapsed, his stomach blew up like a balloon. I'll never forget that day. I never went to that restaurant again and I stopped ordering a side of lard with my raw steaks.
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