Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
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Stress and Strive
I was going to relate to you the
training we received in our rehab
class about stress. However I am very busy with getting our new website completed and online.
I will complete this next week, but
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I would like to tell you about this
web site which is keeping me
very busy.
I started it with volunteer help
in late October.
It is already rated much higher by the Alexa at this time which is way above the mark I have have ever achieved in all my years online.
The Alexa company rates
all the websites in the
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world. They rate the site
for Quantity and Quality
of content, number of
and quality of links.
I have had web sites listed in top positions before by
Google and Yahoo but it took 2 to 3 years to get there.
No, we are not listed #1, but we have already seen
Google reffed traffic to our site. This is a first for me
in less than six months.
I am planning on posting more often now. So I will
as soon as possible.
In the meantime, I will leave you with this. Enjoy!
There he stood before the Judge. He had been arrested
for breaking and entering, convicted and was about to
receive his sentence.
He looked up and the judge who was about to pronounce
sentence on him was the same man who had saved him
from drowning ten years before.
Excited, you better believe it He said "Sam, this is Jack you
are talking to, Jack the man who's life you saved ten years ago."
Sam,siting on the Judge's bench said, "Hello Jack, your right,
but Jack I was your savior then, but now, I am your Judge!"
Now, the rest of the story and more!
Friday, February 22, 2013
What did Rehab do for me?+
It made me aware of my physical body and how to take care of it.
- Nutrition
- Causes of Heart Attacks
- Physical exercise
- Medication
- Mental condition
Nutrition is a choice.
Knowledge about what we eat and what it does for or againstour body. We live in a time of a lot of Convenience which is good
in a lot of ways, but very harmful without knowledge about food.
Our body's run on food just like a car runs on gasoline. Wrong
fuel in place of gasoline will not work. For an example years ago
I was operating a Bulldozer and doing some work on a farm.
I was operating a Bulldozer and doing some work on a farm.
Diesel fuel to the gas tank. It was smoking and sputtering all the
way home.(about ten miles). I got some money and went to the
gas station. I of course had to turn off the engine and after filling
with gas, it would not start.
I ended up having to pay a mechanic to drain the tank and fill
with new gas. He had to replace the fuel filter, and the spark
plugs.(Expensive).
with new gas. He had to replace the fuel filter, and the spark
plugs.(Expensive).
Causes of Heart Attacks
I discovered that my smoking for 25 years was the problem.
I was smoking 3 packs a day towards the end.
The nicotine of the smoke inters into the blood stream and it
causes the Arteries to dry up. Healthy Arteries are something
like PVC pipe. That is the pipe which is used for water and sewer
lines. They are very hard and slick.
The drying of the inside is like the PVC pipe. They dry out
and they develop cracks. Now what is the blood supposed to
do with cuts and cracks. Yes, your right, plug the crack
and scab to cover up.
Well December 9th 2011 It had snowed, I scooped the drive in
10 degree temperature. The cold coming into my lungs cause
changes in lungs and Arteries. Pieces of the plaque brook loose
and started flowing through the system and plugged up.
Physical exercise
The exercise was and is very helpful for keeping my strength
and also to get the blood flowing faster for a period of 30 minutes
or more per day. Once I got started regularly, I do not find it hard
to do.
Medication
It was very helpful to understand what each of the Prescriptions
were doing in my body. It made the high price a little to pay.
Mental condition
This was also very important. The way we think has a lot to do
with our health. At that time, I was under a lot of stress which
added to my heart problem.
As Paul Harvey would say!
And Now for the rest of the Story!
I care - We care Ministries
As Paul Harvey would say!
And Now for the rest of the Story!
I care - We care Ministries
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Cardiac Rehabilitation
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The cardiac rehabilitation team was very friendly, helpful and well trained. They had a very good scheduled plan which was also mentored very well.
The first action was an orientation meeting with one of the supervisory Nurses. My interviewer had my hospital records and reviewed them with me. She gave me a lot of illustrations of my condition and what they would plan for my cardiac rehabilitation. She reviewed the training manual for my Cardiac rehab program and how they (the crew) would work with me.
I had a choice of 7.00: AM, or 10.00 AM or 1:00PM. We meet as a class for 1 hour of exercise and 1 hour of class. The Exercise was Monday, Wednesday, Friday. The Class was every Wednesday or a few times on Monday.
My cardiac rehabilitation program was set up on Monday morning at 10:00AM. When I arrived. We had to fill out a slip of paper, take our own pulse and record it on the slip of paper. There were about 15 people in the class. The supervisors attached 4 leads on our chest and stomach so they could monitor our pulse rate. They had about 25-30 machines of different types
The first two weeks, I was scheduled a Heart Rehabilitation exercise program. This is specifically designed to strengthen my heart. Then I was started a different exercise in the Cardiac rehab program.
There was usually four supervises (coach) to help us become acquainted with the equipment. They also took our blood pressure every 10 minutes to begin with. In a couple of weeks, they did not take it as often, but they watched us very closely.
There were Tread mills, Bicycles, rowing machines, Arm exercise machines etc.
The last 15 minutes of the class, we worked out together on lifting weights, Squats, Stretching our muscles in our arms, legs, neck etc.We were taught how to use this as a Cardiac Rehab program any where at any time.
Our classes were on Cardiac rehabilitation and what this would accomplish. There were videos and pictures, plus demonstrations by our teachers.
We were taught what the over all cardiac rehab program were going to do for our bodies. This included training in the type of medications we were prescribed and what they were doing for our bodies.
The Cardiac rehabilitation program also had classes to show us how to reduce the stress in our lives.
The cardiac rehab program is on going in my life. I found the benefits as I dropped off the exercises for awhile and I began to feel the difference. I began to feel weaker in my legs and arms. And every once in a while, I would wonder about little feelings in my chest, back or arms.
Getting started back into the cardiac rehab program has reduced my feelings and concerns.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Heart Attack.It happened to me!
Beth said a very quick prayer about a Heart attack, and Dr. said ok, get going "NOW"
There were 4 nurses, one on each corner of the gunnery. They started down the hall and continued to increase their speed until they were almost running. I was beginning to feel a pressure all the way around my chest, front, back and underarms. I said "Oh, no Lord, I don't need a heart attack now." One of the nurses behind me said, "Mr. Petersen, you are going to be alright. Dr. will put stents in the artery which is 100% plugged, and stents in the next one which is 90% plugged and the 3rd artery which is 85% plugged will also get stents.
One young man on the front, let go and started running, got to the elevator, punched the button, grasped his corner of the Gurney and pulled it into the elevator.
The pain was getting stronger, glad the elevator moved pretty fast, doors opened and they started down the next hall at almost a run. I started feeling nauseated and contracts started in my stomach. The nurse behind my head said, "Mr. Petersen, just roll your head to the side an let it go." This stopped and The Nurses in the lead hit the big shinny metal doors with their shoulders and the doors swung open with a bang. I saw a sign on the door, Heart Attack Surgery.
Even though I was now in terrific pain (unstable angina), I was completely alert. I was impressed how they worked together as a team. They pulled the gurney up beside the operating table.
The operating table had a large think glass plate in the area where they placed my body so that my chest area was on top of that plate. Oh---cold glass. And now was no time for modesty. That had to be the ex ray machine or whatever it is. The receiver I discovered a few minutes later was controlled by the Dr. and it had a large arm which supported it.
All at the same time, there was two working on my shirt buttons, both of my shoes were being untied and Oh-Oh, belt and zipper in my jeans was pulled down, Shirt and undershirt were pulled off my arms and from under me up and out under my head at about the same time as my jeans and underwear was pulled down.
Pain is terrible and I am completely exposed, but Oh I am cold and OH, Oh someone is shaving my groin area. This took about 5 or 10 seconds and another had something like a can and a paint brush, what are they painting me with, most all my groin area. Then they placed a mat over the area with a hole in it over the crease where my leg met my stomach.
Pain is terrible and I feel like I have a big rubber doughnut under my upper back. I know it has to be because neither of my shoulders is touching the table.
Hey what is that, Dr. has what looks like Plumbers tool to tap into a pipe. He placed in the grove with the point upwards to my stomach and said “Mr. Petersen, I hope that deadening has had time to take effect, but I don't have time to wait". I said, "DO IT".
He punched it in and as it hit the artery on the first shot I made a grunt sound. Blood squirted and Dr. put something into the dive-ice and the blood flow stopped, but Oh no, it is wire with a handle and looks like Rotor Reutter.
The pain is getting even worse, but now I am wondering if Dr. is going to watch this camera as he is moving it closely around my chest and down both sides. That would hurt if he ran it into my chest.
Now he is working had like a plumber as he rotated it with the handle and poked. Final as he said, "OK". I felt the pressure in my chest and back start to reduce, much like letting air out of a balloon, the pain was also disappearing.
He put stents into the first artery. Then he told me he was working on the 2nd Artery and it was almost no time until he had the stents in place.
The stents in the 3rd artery was a breeze and took no time at all.
I was taken to room and by the time my wife and family and many friends arrived, they all said, "you don't look any different". I said, "I don't feel any different now".
This started about 4PM on Friday and Sunday morning about 3 AM. I woke as the head Cardiologists was standing beside my bed and apologized saying, "I didn't mean to wake you, but only checking you vitals. However, we feel that you are doing so well, you could just as well figure on going home later this morning. You no longer have unstable angina."
I did go home, feeling fine. I went through rehab for Heart attack patients, which I came to appreciate. During the 6 weeks I went there, I could feel a significant increase in my strength and endurance. This led to several lifestyle changes.
One of the lifestyle changes is regular exercises.
In the rehab classes they explained the need for the antiplatelet drugs. The Stents are metal and a foreign object and my immune system would be trying to dispose of it. The antiplatelet drugs cover the Stents to the point that the immune system does not come into contact with the Stents. The arteries will grow into and around the Stents and then there would not be a need for additional antiplatelet drugs.
Other lifestyle changes are getting more rest. I had to make lifestyle changes in my thinking as anger will affect your blood flow.
All in all, the lifestyle changes have been very beneficial.
Heart Attack.
I don't recommend one. I really prefer lifestyle changes
If you would like to know Beth and I better you can go to and look at (About Us) at Petersen Ministries at http://www.petersen-enterprise.com/
with caution as we are in construction.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Life's Little Reminders.
A couple of months ago, A Face Book friend asked me two questions.
Life is like a mirror; we get the best results when we smile at it.
Birthdays are good for you -- the more you have, the longer you live.
How can you tell when you run out of invisible ink?
I am starting this series Here and will add to it on a regular bases.
- Are you a seasoned Christian?
- What have you observed through your lifetime?
Life is like a mirror; we get the best results when we smile at it.
Birthdays are good for you -- the more you have, the longer you live.
How can you tell when you run out of invisible ink?
I am starting this series Here and will add to it on a regular bases.
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