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Question about Dana Carvey (Original Post) Justice wanted Mar 2012 OP
Dana who? Bake Mar 2012 #1
Dana has had a lot of health issues. Justice wanted Mar 2012 #2

Justice wanted

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2. Dana has had a lot of health issues.
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 01:33 PM
Mar 2012

From his bio on the Wiki page:

In 1997, he underwent heart-bypass surgery for a blocked coronary artery, but the surgeon operated on the wrong artery. The blocked artery was deeply buried in muscle and thus hard to find; another artery, though not blocked, was clearly accessible, so the surgeon bypassed it. Carvey, later suffering from angina pectoris, sued for medical malpractice and was awarded $7.5 million. He has had to undergo a total of five medical procedures (four angioplasties and one surgery) to correct his heart problems. Carvey stated in an interview with Larry King that he donated all the money awarded to him to charity.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Carvey


The guy is a stand up man and though he may not be in the spot light didn't deserve that crack.

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