Rebooting my life. from Patti Digh on Vimeo.

I had a heart attack in January 2016. A significant one. The artery they call the “widow-maker” was 90% blocked. I’m very lucky to be here, especially given my doctor’s response to my complaints of chest pain the day before I landed in the ER. My former doctor, I should say.

I left the hospital after a very long week there, and started cardiac rehab weeks later, because I had a complication during the surgery and couldn’t exercise for six weeks. W...