numero-ocho
Franchise Player
Joined: 27 Jul 2004
Posts: 18244
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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 Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 10:20 am Post subject: Nate "Tiny" Archibald Diagnosed with Incurable Heart Disease |
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https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-legend-tiny-archibald-living-incurable-heart-disease-173810541.html
Get well soon.
Really like this part of the article.
| Quote: | He credited the current players for working with the NBA to provide healthcare and screenings for retired players with at least three years of service. The new policy went into action in January 2017, shortly after his diagnosis. Archibald is also encouraging his fellow retirees to take advantage.
“If not for today’s players,” Archibald told MacMullan, “I don’t think a lot of us old guys would be here today. It used to be when someone passed, it was, ‘Oh, he died,’ and that’s it.
“Now we’re able to pinpoint why they are gone and realize, ‘This could have been avoided.’ I want to thank them for that. They are saving us.” |
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xxsicrokerxx
Star Player
Joined: 11 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| So he has a blockage in his heart that is causing his heart to pound hard and fast? But he claims there is nothing for him to take. Well...um, there are beta-blockers that help decrease the workload of the heart thus decreasing the heart-rate. There are vasodilators that help widen blood vessels to improve circulation. Perhaps, its a conduction problem? |
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