This remarkable 77-year-old Vietnam veteran and war hero was shot down in a helicopter more than 50 years ago and was awarded a medal for bravery. With a strong family history of heart disease, I have had the privilege of caring for several members of his family over the years.
Recently, he underwent urgent coronary artery bypass surgeryโthankfully with an excellent outcome. In this video, he courageously shares the harrowing story of his service in Vietnam and the personal health journey that ultimately led him to open-heart surgery.
It is an honor to care for those who have sacrificed so much.
๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ญ๐ญ ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด. ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ.
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