Centro Cardiovascular de Southcoast Health,<\/a> que revis\u00f3 las im\u00e1genes y descubri\u00f3 una obstrucci\u00f3n en la arteria que va al brazo izquierdo de Johnson. Luke's para abrir la obstrucci\u00f3n en abril de 2022. Dos semanas despu\u00e9s, el Dr. Pin repar\u00f3 la disecci\u00f3n a\u00f3rtica implantando una endopr\u00f3tesis. Luego, en julio, Robert se someti\u00f3 a otra operaci\u00f3n para reparar dos hernias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"Han sido las \u00fanicas operaciones que he tenido en mi vida\", afirma Robert, padre de dos hijos y abuelo de cuatro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lo peor del calvario, dice, fueron los meses de reposo forzoso y ociosidad. La lectura, las sopas de letras y los sudokus no pod\u00edan sustituir la vida activa de la que hab\u00eda disfrutado antes de la operaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"No estoy acostumbrado a quedarme sentado\", dijo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert se ha mantenido ocupado como voluntario desde que se jubil\u00f3 en 2010 como vendedor de ruta para Frito Lay. Se alegr\u00f3 mucho en agosto cuando le dieron el alta m\u00e9dica y pudo volver a utilizar su carretilla elevadora en We Share Hope. Ahora, pasa al menos cuatro d\u00edas a la semana como voluntario en la organizaci\u00f3n de recuperaci\u00f3n de alimentos de East Providence, trasladando pal\u00e9s de alimentos donados por empresas desde los remolques hasta el almac\u00e9n. A continuaci\u00f3n, la organizaci\u00f3n distribuye los alimentos a m\u00e1s de 60 organizaciones ben\u00e9ficas de Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tambi\u00e9n se le puede encontrar un d\u00eda a la semana supervisando la construcci\u00f3n o renovaci\u00f3n de viviendas para South County RI Habitat for Humanity, utilizando los conocimientos de construcci\u00f3n que aprendi\u00f3 de su padre. Adem\u00e1s de sus actividades de voluntariado, ha vuelto a montar en bicicleta y a patinar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Luke's y Charlton Memorial, y del Dr. Pin\", dijo. \"\u00c9l est\u00e1 por encima y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. Nos explic\u00f3 todo y nos tranquiliz\u00f3 a mi esposa y a m\u00ed. Ahora he vuelto a la normalidad\".<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":4474,"template":"","categories":[1231],"class_list":["post-18030","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patient-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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