# @abbottglobal on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B263CYAAhDg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/75816087-abbottglobal-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-09-27T15:28:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Abbott (@abbottglobal) — https://gondola.cc/abbottglobal

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My doctors think it was probably a virus of some kind. I’d always been a very active guy. But in a matter of weeks, I went from playing ice hockey at a rink near my house to being unable to take a few steps without gasping for air. My heart was failing. At first, the plan was for me to live at the hospital until I could get a heart transplant. But one day, after about three months, the doctors came in and told me, basically, that I might not last the weekend. Luckily, they were able to implant an LVAD, which is basically a back-up pump for my heart (Abbott’s HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device*). Two days after that surgery, I was able to walk from the ICU to my recovery room. I went home two weeks later. And three months after that, I was out cutting my grass. I’ve been able to live an amazing life. I’ve been able to do quite a bit… ride a bike, go camping… play golf. And I can work. I’m a guitar player and a photographer. I’m living a 
positive, productive life. Everybody has their own battle in life. Most of the time, you don’t know what it is, but most people are challenged by something. This is my battle. I think the best you can do is work through it, remaining grateful and humble, and come out the other side with new perspectives on life, living it to its fullest no matter what issues you face. *For Important Safety Information about HeartMate 3 LVAD for people in the US swipe to second image. This testimonial relates an account of an individual’s response to the treatment. This patient’s account is genuine, typical and documented. However, it does not provide any indication, guide, warranty or guarantee as to the response other persons may have to the treatment. Response to the treatment discussed can and do vary and are specific to the individual patient.

#healthtech #lifetothefullest #abbott  #heart #health #hearthealth #theheartoftech

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