Former Vice President Dick Cheney was released from the hospital on April 3rd, 2012, 10 days after getting a heart transplant. Cheney waited nearly two years for the transplant. During his life he sustained five heart attacks, the first at age 37 and the most recent one in 2010. What is remarkable about this is not his age (71), but …
Heart surgery and personality changes
Question: My husband had a heart attack 17 yrs. ago at age 37. He had a 5-way bypass surgery at age 40. After the surgery there was a drastic change in his personality. I expected that recovery would take a little while, but he was completely different. He went from being an easy-going, sharp, good-natured person to very angry and …