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gab13by13

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5. I was in rehab to get my heart back to normal

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 09:55 AM

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after having been in A-fib over a year.

One day we were told that a nutritionist was here to speak with us. We went into a room to listen to her presentation. When she was done she asked us a question about how we can tell if we are eating healthy food. An elderly man sitting next to me spoke up right away and said, if it tastes good spit it out. He brought the house down.

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Ha! bucolic_frolic Yesterday #21

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