Great story. I too, had a cardiac arrest while in the er. The nurse was watching me flat line and immediately was doing cpr on me. I didn’t know this as I was trying to go to sleep to ease the pain. They had to use the paddles on me to bring me back. I really did think that I had gone to sleep. I only woke up because they were sucking the blood out of my mouth. I’m fine now, but I need to lose some weight.
I have lost 75 lbs. in the last year. Just got back this afternoon from my annual doctor's checkup at the VA. My doctor said she didn't even recognize me when I walked into her office. I have about 25-30 lbs. more to lose but she said I probably added 10 years to my life by losing the weight.
The last 15-20 lbs. I've lost makes me feel 15 years younger. Why? Because I can now do normal things working around my farm that I haven't been able to do in 15 years because I was so heavy.
I wish you luck in your effort to shed those pounds. Losing weight is tough as you get older and are less active. I'm a few months shy of 69 and my doc said I look like I'm in my mid-50's after losing all that weight.
So life is good. That bright light you may see, is me with a big smile on my face. :-)