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[Midnight Writer]

3. My Dad had it for over 20 years. He lived into his 90s.

During that time, we rushed him to the emergency room over a dozen times, usually because he had trouble breathing. They would stabilize him and send him home, usually withing 48 hours.

He had several heart attacks during this time, as well as bypass surgery. But he mostly just shrugged off the heart attacks. From damage to his heart, the doctors said he probably had several mild heart attacks in the past and had not gone for medical attention. So it is hard telling how long he had actually been having trouble.

He told me it felt like someone was squeezing him around the chest to the point it was painful and he had trouble breathing. He said he would just sit in his recliner and wait for it to pass.

He got himself into trouble a lot by refusing to follow doctor's instructions, especially diet and exercise. I reckon Trump would display the same obstinance.