Breaking: Councilor Dave Wheeler is in the Hospital Awaiting Heart Bypass Surgery

by Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire Executive Councilor Dave Wheeler was having chest pain and shortness of breath. He went in for a stress test, and now he is awaiting bypass heart surgery.

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“I have had shortness of breath relatively recently, and I just decided to have it looked at once and for all,” Wheeler said.  “Some days were better than others. It comes and goes. I could stack two cords of wood one day and be fine, and then the next day, after minimal exertion, I’d get these chest pains.”

Wheeler said he had a battery of tests at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua Wednesday, and then he was transferred to CMC to be prepped for surgery.

“I’m very optimistic and feel glad that I took the initiative to get this taken care of,” Wheeler said during a telephone interview.

 

The Union Leader reports that Dave says he is still getting his work and hopes to be back at it as soon as possible. I have no frame of reference for that. I had a heart attack while walking my dog and ended up with two stents. The damage took a while to heal, and I was forbidden from doing much of anything for three weeks then on very light duty for several months.

Bypass surgery is a different animal, but it wouldn’t stop him from doing his reading and participating remotely – as if anyone has much choice these days.

I’m sure he’ll be fine. And there’s still a three to one Republican majority on the Council in his absence.

I’m sure the Clegg Camp (Dave’s Primary Opponent) will be sending thoughts and prayers.

We will.

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  • Steve MacDonald

    Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, complaint department, Op-ed editor, gatekeeper (most likely to miss typos because he has no editor), and contributor at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, The Republican Volunteer Coalition, has worked for or with many state and local campaigns and grassroots groups, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.

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