... heart. One month before my secondary school graduation, I witnessed the death of my father as a result of a massive pulmonary embolism. Shortly after he was admitted for chest pain and palpitations, cardiac catheterization revealed normal arteries. Upon discharge, he arrested twice, had severe convulsions due to low brain oxygen, and eventually entered a state of coma. After discharge, the memory of the shift from ... ...

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