For the Cardinals, Life Goes On, Inside Out

NEW YORK TIMES ^ | June 24, 2 02 | WILLIAM C. RHODEN

[restornu]

HICAGO — DARRYL KILE was supposed to pitch at Wrigley Field last night.

But the St. Louis Cardinals have been turned inside out, and a rookie, Jason Simontacchi, took the mound instead.

Kile's body was found Saturday afternoon in his hotel room before the Cardinals were to play the second game of a three game series against the Cubs. The game was called off, and yesterday the Cook County coroner's office reported that Kile had severely blocked coronary arteries.

[restornu]

Do you think if he had the MRI that this could have been treated? His family had a history of this and with advance in medicine today and he had the money to get this done, I feel this is such a sad ending that might have been avoided!

I pray that if this technology works anyone who is a candidate will get the test done!

[leprechaun9]

I had a similar experience last August. Two weeks after I had my annual physical, I went for a check-up for my GERD condition. The nurse asked if I was on high blood pressure medication?

I told her no and that at my physical, everything was OK! She told me that my blood pressure was high (165/104). It was 127/80 two weeks prior.

I had a triple bypass and was lucky that this was caught. I had NO SYMPTOMS, no shortness of breath, no pain, no tingling in the arms or fingers.

I was told that this is called, "The Widow's Artery" and that the annual mortality is ~50.000.

My prayers and sympathies go out to the Kyle family.

[restornu]

health!

[restornu]

health check!

[scottiewottie]

Well, Rest, I have already been near death three times.(ruptured appendix, ruptured urinary tract, and Chrohn's disease) I figure I am here for at least a few more decades. I am now 47 and I still get confused as a boyfriend when I am with my 22 and 19 year-old daughters. At 47 I both look and act younger than I did at age 30.

[scottiewottie]

My BP is at 115/60. I can still run a mile under five minutes.

[tracer]

Still kicking....

[drstevej]

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