[CQ-Contest] Contesting and Health

[Richard F DiDonna NN3W]

I think ham radio as a whole has health issues - as does America. 
However, if there is an exception, I'd say that contesters are often the 
exception.  Perhaps its the Type "A" personality found in a lot of 
contesters, but I rarely see a "mobility scooter" at the Crowne Plaza at 
Dayton.

That being said, its never ever too late to do something about it. I 
made the decision that enough is enough with the snacking and eating 
(most of which is related to work....).  Since then I've started running 
(haven't done that since I was a Freshman in high school).

Two months passed, 15 pounds lost, and first 10K ever was run a couple 
weeks ago.  Already have to go buy new clothes and I feel a hell of a 
lot better than I did before summer.

73 Rich NN3W

On 11/24/2015 1:28 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Sun,11/22/2015 7:29 AM, Peter Chamalian wrote:
>> As one who is intimately familiar with heart trouble (2 mild heart 
>> attacks,
>> 9 stents and triple bypass) I urge all contesters to pay attention to 
>> their
>> health.
>
> So sad to lose a great operator like Rich. But for the Grace of God I 
> might have joined him -- a few months ago, my primary care doc heard a 
> murmur on my heart, and sent me for a check up. Long story short, A 
> few hours ago, my wife drove me home from the hospital with a new 
> Aortic Valve and a bypassed artery. Pete and I were lucky -- this time 
> -- but sadly, Rich was not. RIP - OM.
>
> As a group, we've become a bunch of old fat guys who don't get enough 
> exercise, and far too many of us can be seen being wheeled around the 
> aisles of hamfests on "mobility scooters." Perhaps we should be saving 
> them to carry our coffins.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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