The Story of Dick Cheney's Heart

Even if you hate Dick Cheney (as some of my regular readers do), this article is well worth reading. A first heart attack at 37? We've known people like that and the second one was usually fatal. He's had 5 and now suffers from congestive heart failure. After his last surgery he was in intensive care for 5 weeks, and then rehab.

A few years in heart research is a generation. But no medical miracles would matter if the patient didn't have spirit.

"You could, and some people do, become so fixated on the disease that they, well, they don't get to get on with their lives. You've got to get on with your life," Mr. Cheney says. "It's never stopped me, though there's nothing in particular special about me. It's a reflection about how good the technology has grown."

The Weekend Interview: The Story of Dick Cheney's Heart - WSJ.com