WORCESTER, Mass. – Walter Lundin has a history of coronary artery disease and a weakened heart muscle, but now, after cardiac interventions at Saint Vincent Hospital, he’s celebrating his heart recovery with the team who made it possible.
Lundin has been managing a weakened heart with medication for about 15 years. Last year, the 85-year-old noticed his regular chores, like moving firewood, started to take a toll.
“We live on a lake. We have a fireplace. I like to burn wood in the fireplace, and I would have a cord-and-a-half of wood delivered. Unfortunately, I built my woodshed a little too far from the driveway, where the wood was dumped,” Lundin said. “I would have to sit down and rest, as I just couldn’t do it all at once.”…