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.