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Boynton chief discusses heart health after recent surgery

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Boynton chief discusses heart health after recent surgery
Boynton chief discusses heart health after recent surgery

Boynton Beach Police Chief Michael Gregory is used to focusing the attention on those who need him: his family, his police officers, his community members.

MORNING..ON VALENTINE'S DAY WE THINK OFHEARTS.

A LOCAL POLICE CHIEFIS CANDIDLY SHARING HIS STORYOF*HEART HEALT*.

YOU DON'TBELIEVE IT COULD HAPPEN TOYOU, BUT THERE'S A KEY MINDSTHAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.IN UNIFORM, BOYNTON BEACHPOLICE CHIEF MICHAEL GREGORYWEARS MANY THINGS "ON HISSLEEVE." BUT TODAY - HIS*HEART IS ONE OF THEM, BECAUSEHE BELIEVES IT WILL SAVELIFE.

13.43.25 I DIDN'T FEELPARTICULARLY BAD A FEW MONTHSBACK, PREPARING FOR HOLIDAYINDULGENCE, HE WAS EXERICISINGA BIT MORE.

13.43.45 THIS JUSTDOESN'T FEEL RIGHT, THISDOESN'T FEEL LIKE HOW INORMALLY FEEL WHEN I EXERCISE.MY CHEST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT,MY BREATHING ISN'T THE SAMETHE SYMPTOMS WEREN'T ATHUNDERCLAP.

THE DIAGNOSISWAS.

13.42.47 YOUR LIFE ISCHANGED, YOU NOW HAVE HEARTDISEASE.

CHIEF GREGORY HADLISTENED TO HIS BODY, THENPUSHED FOR ANSWERS FROMDOCTORS.

HERE'S THE THING: ABATTERY OF TESTS CAME BACKNORMAL, UNTIL ONE THAT SHOWEDA 75% BLOCKAGE IN A MAJORARTERY.

13.45.40 I'M GLADLISTENED BEING VERY CLOSE WITHHIS DAUGHTER.

13.49.07 SHE'SMY SECOND HEART SHE STOODCLOSE THROUGH HIS HEART STENTSURGERY..

AND THE CONVERSATIONABOUT*HER HEALTH BEGAN.13.49.49 I TOLD HER EVENTHOUGH YOU WORK OUT ALL THETIME, YOU GOT TO STAY ON TOF THIS.

AND FROM THERE - HETOLD HIS EXTENDED FAMILY, ATTHE DEPARTMENT.

HE'S CREATED"WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS" TOEDUCATE AND EMPOWER OFFICERSWITH A MULTITUDE OF RESOURCE13.52.55 THERE'S A REASON THEYCALL IT THE SILENT KILLER.IT'S BECAUSE IT SNEAKS UP ONOU AND YOU AREN'T AWARE OFTHESE SUBTLE CHANGES THAT AREHAPPENING IN YOUR LIFESTYLEHIS MESSAGE: EVEN WHEN OTHERSNEED YOU TO LEAD, SERVE, OREVEN PROTECT.

LISTEN TO YOURBODY.

13.57.38 TAKE OFF THSUPERMAN SUIT, AND GO TO THE

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