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    Becoming Bionic: The Little Book of Hope for Heart Patients
    Becoming Bionic: The Little Book of Hope for Heart Patients
    Becoming Bionic: The Little Book of Hope for Heart Patients
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    Becoming Bionic: The Little Book of Hope for Heart Patients

    By Jon Kyle Ezell

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    This is my outlandish story about nearly dying of a heart attack and then deciding to become a marathon runner. It doesn't matter how old you are or what your health status is, you (or a friend, or loved one) can learn to train your mind to make your body physically magnificent after a heart event. You MUST find hope or you might as well be dead. So choose to be outlandish. Save your life!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJon Kyle Ezell
    Release dateOct 23, 2011
    ISBN9781452413365
    Becoming Bionic: The Little Book of Hope for Heart Patients
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    Jon Kyle Ezell

    I am called to help heart patients. Richard Simmons is my hero. He didn't have a heart attack, but he amazes me. In much the same way he reaches obese people who are desperate to be thin and healthy, I want to reach heart attack victims who need help getting better. I want to run around the world and meet millions of people just like Richard does. I want to do this because I sincerely care. When something like a near-fatal heart attack alters your life, priorities shift. Dumb things don’t matter anymore and most things are dumb. But helping people is not dumb. I know people need my help because I needed my help! As a person who truly knows what it’s like to face mortality brought forth by a heart malfuction, I want to be there for others. I want to run marathons with others I’ve inspired. We can wear tee-shirts that say “I had a heart attack—what’s your excuse?” We can cry together as we rejoice at the finish line. There is a voice inside that is clearly telling me that this is what I must do. Just like Richard Simmons does for obese people.

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      Becoming Bionic - Jon Kyle Ezell

      Becoming Bionic

      The Little Book of Hope for Heart Patients

      by Jon Kyle Ezell

      Published by The Look Up Project

      Smashwords Edition

      This book is also available at most online retailers.

      First published in 2011 by The Look Up Project

      Copyright © 2011 Jon Kyle Ezell

      All rights reserved

      Smashwords Edition License notes: This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Important safety note: The information in this book is intended to be educational and not intended to diagnose or treat any disease or health disorder. Information contained in this book shall not replace consultation and close supervision with a physician or healthcare professional. The author and publisher are in no way liable for any misuse of the information contained in this book. Readers are responsible for their own healthcare and for making informed decisions that can impact their lives.

      Visit becomingbionic.com and join the community of thriving heart attack survivors.

      Bionic: Having superhuman strength or capacity.

      This is the book I yearned for during my painful recovery from a heart attack when I was desperate to find hope. A lot of what’s in here flies in the face of reason, but hope has nothing to do with reason. I’m not a medical professional, nor do I claim to be. Please visit your doctor and weigh the risks before taking any of my advice.

      For My Two Angels

      This book is dedicated to two women who helped save my life.

      The first is Laura Yamokoski, Heart Failure Team Manager, Clinical & Translational Research Organization at The Ohio State University Medical Center’s Division of Cardiology. Thanks a million for those stem cells (or placebo) that you and your team pumped into my ailing, weak body. It was so nice of you to keep me laughing and happy for two years during the clinical trial.

      This is also dedicated to Laurie Yahl, badass exercise physiologist at The Ohio State University Center for Health and Wellness Cardiac Rehab Center. Laurie, thank you for understanding me and for letting me push boundaries that I was determined to push.

      You both are my angels.

      You’re two big reasons why I’m bionic today.

      I’m paying your goodness forward with this project; you’ve inspired me to want to be an angel to as many people as I can possibly reach.

      Why This Book?

      I decided to write about my miraculous heart attack recovery story out of concern for all the people who are heart patients. If you are one of them, you might not know what to do other than give up. I almost gave up on hope for my health and for my life, but I decided to find the strength inside of me to fight. You have to decide to do the same thing.

      My heart condition changed me forever. I learned that there is a tremendous need to help people get their minds right, so they can regain their health. I did this. I tapped the healing power of my mind and used it to fix my body. You have to tap yours and put it to work for you. It became clear to me that nobody would be coming to my hospital room or to my home to tell me how to bend my mind so I could thrive again. We’re individually responsible for fighting negative thoughts, and it’s up to each of us to direct our bodies to respond in the proper way, or we’re surely doomed.

      This information is also for everyone around you who is not sick. They have no idea how to help you. They love you, but they can’t possibly understand the needs of someone who suddenly became very ill unless they’ve experienced it themselves. They can’t comprehend the agony, shock, and mourning that results from losing your good health and the mental and physical impacts that go along with that kind of sorrow. This includes your family, your friends, your healthcare providers, and everyone in your life who has never trembled over The Grim Reaper standing in wait. My story will help them better understand your needs. Pass this along to them after you’re finished.

      When I needed a voice of hope in my time of crisis I found sympathetic voices, but none could tell me what I am about to share with you in the upcoming pages. It boils down to three things: 1. ultimately, you control your own health and your own future even in the face of adversity (and potentially death); 2. without hope there is no future; and 3. with hope you have a shot.

      As your voice of hope, I insist that you devour this

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