| Having a heart disease definitely raises some doubts in | | | | mortality and this eventually causes you to evaluate |
| the mind of the patient and the people closed to him. | | | | your every single aspect of life again. |
| Once you are diagnosed with heart disease, the first | | | | A good number of people having heart diseases are |
| and foremost reaction would be a kind of shock for | | | | of the view that having a heart attack or knowing a |
| you and your family. A Lot of emotions is involved and | | | | fact of having merely a heart disease was a |
| it becomes difficult for your close ones to express | | | | considerable turning point in our lives as it totally |
| their feelings before you. They don't even find words | | | | changes the way we think before and spend our lives. |
| to say something. Let us quote an example of a | | | | As soon as you come to know about your fatal health |
| couple (Len and Linda) here. Linda recalls her | | | | condition, you will begin to think about differently and |
| memories: she said that when Len was told that he | | | | mostly you begin to take your life seriously and your |
| needed a surgery, we walked out holding each other | | | | focus is to find out what is important and have value in |
| hand without even saying a word to each other. She | | | | your life. Many people re-evaluate their lives and begin |
| wanted to comfort Len but could not able to say | | | | to think of how to spend life in future. A Scandinavian |
| anything. It's all about emotions. | | | | research carried out in 1988, suggests that suffering |
| She continues: I might not be so frightened, if it had | | | | from heart disease can be a source growth and |
| been any other type of surgery. She said, ‘I walked | | | | change. For instance, a person was asked about his |
| away when Mr. Len had been admitted to hospital. It | | | | experience after having a heart attack a year before, |
| was a month of February and everyone was | | | | he said that his quality of life was actually improved |
| preparing for valentine. So many different thoughts | | | | than it had been before the heart attack. |
| were coming in my mind and I was so terrified about | | | | This is not necessary that everyone experiences a |
| what surgeon was going to say, what had happened | | | | positive outcome after being diagnosed a heart |
| in the operation theater. Of course, Len was also | | | | disease or having a heart attack. There are many |
| terrified and confused about the proceedings.' | | | | people who have negative impact of this disease on |
| News of having a heart disease will have almost a | | | | their lives. Some says that their lives are poorer than |
| same impact on you that you have after having a | | | | before and others say that there is no change in their |
| heart attack. The intensity of both the news will almost | | | | lives after realizing they are suffering from a heart |
| be the same and are enough to put you in a state of | | | | disease. |
| being distress. You will be forced to face up your own | | | | |