I have talked about how I was as a child with a heart condition but what about when I got older and became an adult. Well. If I had to walk so far, then I would have to stop along the way and get my breath back. I would also get a stitch in my side. I couldn't walk too far or too fast. I would get that stitch, and/or get out of breath by the time I got to my destination. I certainly couldn't run that far, either. For the bus, yes, but that was it. The last time I remember really running for a bus was several years ago now. My mum and I had got to one bus stop to see the bus we needed to go on to where we wanted to get to. The bus had to go round a main route which included traffic lights to get to the next stop. We walked fast with a bit of running. We made it and got on the bus, but it really puffed me out. I had a stitch in my side, I was out of breath, and I had a pain in my stomach as I was gasping for air. It was the worse I had been that I recall. I vowed not to do that again. I don't think we did.
Now that I have had the surgery and don't have the hole-in-the-heart, I think I might be all right that way. I don't know yet as I now walk with a stick due to balance issues caused by the perimenopause. So at the moment just running a little bit makes my balance even worse. I would like to think that I would be able to move like that without the stitch and the breathlessness. We shall see. I plan to build up my walking over time when it is warmer.
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If you want to find out what happened to me so that I no longer have that hole in the heart, then it is all in my memoir which can be found either via my website, The Book Dragon bookshop, Amazon or all other digital platforms as an ebook.
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