The Beginning Feb 2, 2011

Just when you think everything about your life is great and it will never change...well it does. Wednesday February 2, 2011 was like every other cold, icy day in Belleville, PA. We had heavy ice and frigid temps. As always my husband Pnut and I would get up and make a cup of coffee and head outside to let our 2 dogs take a little run. Mind you, we were lighting up cigarettes as we hit the door! Both of us smoked, partied on the weekends like it was 1999 and never thought about doing anything different except maybe one day to stop smoking. We talked about it and even tried a few times but never followed through. Both of us happy people with lots of friends. We enjoy camping, racing, fishing and anything outdoors. AND we are not old. I am 50 and he is 53.
So our day is like any other freezing day...he stayed home from work because of all the ice so we just hang out. Watch some TV and around 2:30 I tell him it is time to get our butts in shape! Let's work out. So we get ready and decide to do Tony Horton's P90X! I had done this workout before and had seen great results. He had been working on the bowflex for about 2 weeks prior to this and wasn't seeing great results but was still optimistic. So 3pm rolls around and we start Day 1 Chest and Back. After about 30 minutes in, Pnut starts having some shortness of breath. He is walking back and forth to the bathroom and then to the kitchen. I asked "are you ok?" He said "I worked a muscle I have never worked I guess, and I can't catch my breath." He is rubbing the part of the shoulder where your rotator cuff is so I am assuming he just pulled something. But it continues...he has no pain but can't breathe and the tightness is intensified! I finally asked "do I need to call 911?" He said "yes!" So I call and the beginning of our new lives begins...From this day forward we listen to his heart beat...To be continued :)