[CQ-Contest] Contesting and Health

[Chuck Dietz]

Wow!  That's great Rich.  I am guessing you are a comparative "youngster"
in the contest group.  Even fast walking is probably very helpful if you
can't run.

Chuck W5PR

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 8:57 AM, Richard F DiDonna NN3W <
richnn3w at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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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