TwinCities.com 1 month ago

Minneapolis Optimist program offers desperate heart patients hope

why the 69-year-old from Chaska used the woodshop in his garage to carve, sand and varnish a small gift for his doctor. coordinators and even medical students who survey patients by phone after their treatments. But Henry is the headliner. Full Article at TwinCities.com

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  1. I don't consider myself a guinea pig ... I consider myself a patient. I'm being cared for.
    – Dale Evans SOURCE: TwinCities.com 1 month ago
  2. We're really excited about that and, more importantly, we're going to keep trying ... So if you can wear me out, good luck. Keep trying.
    SOURCE: TwinCities.com 1 month ago
  3. People who really had terrible blockages, who had bad heart attacks, were told 25 to 30 years ago that their odds of being here were not really good ... That's really the reason why we're here.
    SOURCE: TwinCities.com 1 month ago
  4. I was down and in bed most of the time. I had so much chest pain I couldn't stand it. It got to the point I wasn't even going to church anymore ... Now, I'm unlimited. No chest pain. I go up to the senior center — I volunteer there a lot. I go out to the garage every day of the week to make something.
    SOURCE: TwinCities.com 1 month ago
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