| Don't downplay chest pains
My son recently died of a heart attack. I heard people at work and a relative knew he was having chest pains hours before. Apparently, he said it was stress. He was told he should see a doctor, but no one called 911 or offered to take him to the hospital. I understand ambivalence, that at 45 a heart attack seems unlikely, that it might be embarrassing to call 911 and find that it was only indigestion. But heart pain and heartburn have the same symptoms. Medical professionals sometimes are hard-pressed to tell the difference. The consequence of inaction may be deadly. Stuart was acting odd, so I asked him three times if he was OK. Each time, he said everything was OK. On my way to bed, I knocked on his door and asked him again. He said, cheerily, "I'm fine. Good night, Mom." My family tells me he didn't want to worry me! Please, please, don't try to protect your family.
Megan Schanie's tough treatment
Megan Schanie curled in a fetal position on her hospital bed, feeling faint and queasy even as anti-nausea medication dripped into her body. Her husband, Cameron, who would sit beside her for six hours of chemotherapy for her breast cancer, switched off the light to help her sleep as the soft rhythm of an intravenous pump filled the room. He held a cup of Coke to her lips, letting her take sips. .
In this month's OFM
Rainy day, the kitchen windows all fugged up with steam, Lily Allen singing while I chop and stir. Could a cook's life get any better? Well, yes, the rain could stop and allow me to open up the kitchen doors and cook outside, but the rest wouldn't change. Some people insist they drive better when there is music in the car, others say they make more relaxed gardeners with the radio by the knees, but I do like a bit a music on when I cook. I'm honestly not sure I can actually prove a pinch of Jamie Cullum or Chet Baker makes the meal taste any more delicious but it certainly takes the task of preparing a meal to a different level. Could it be that so many people treat cooking as a chore because they fail to make the experience as pleasurable as possible? Maybe they could change the whole business of getting a meal on the table into something altogether more positive if they had something musical going on at the same time.
From Bar-B-Q to Elegant Restaurants, the Triangle Offers Plenty of Choices for Biz Over Dinner
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — Editor's note: Local Tech Wire's 'Hot Spot' series offers up suggestions for the best place to network or lunch or dinner. We are a social species, and financing deals often get done over meals, top cuts of steak in fancy settings accompanying a venture capitalist cutting out a stake in an entrepreneur's business. We decide to partner while wolfing down a quick business lunch at Brigs or at tables in many of the other Triangle power spots listed here. Food and drink comfort and reassure us as we link our lives financially. Some hot spots for these meetings of the mind and pocketbook endure for many years while others come and go with the seasons. Here's an overview of some of the best ones in the Triangle: Bon's Bar-B-Q Where: 104 NC 54 West, Carrboro Plaza, Carrboro 919-960-7630 When To Go: A stop for the local specialty is a must when entertaining out-of-town investors, execs, or potential partners.
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