Dana Adams - lacruiser has passed away.
Posted on the Norcal80's board:
I have some bad news about Dana Adams. Dana's longtime friend Ken
Kemasa called to tell me that Dana died Sunday morning, and to ask me
to post a notice of Dana's death on the NorCal list.
Both Ken and I had been in touch with Dana since Dana circulated the
March 17 e-mail I've quoted below, but neither Ken nor I had heard
anything less positive from Dana afterwards. On the contrary, Dana was
discussing with each of us future off-road prospects, and we were
looking forward to seeing him again.
Dana's wife Jill is mentioned in the e-mail below, and I know from
Ken's posts to other lists that Dana is also survived by three
children. Neither of us knows anything more than this now.
--
Sam
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Dana Adams <fj40dana@...>
> Date: March 17, 2010 7:47:17 PM PDT
> Subject: A scary UCLA episode
>
> Hi All,
>
> I just wanted to let you know what happened. I know some of you
> have seen emails or FB messages about an incident that I just went
> through.
>
> Here's a recap of what happened, and the latest.
>
> Last Sat morning I awoke to a strong ache and pressure in the middle
> of my chest. This lasted only a minute or two, then repeated itself
> a couple times in the next half-hour, so off we went to the ER.
> After downing an aspirin, Jill drove me to UCLA Medical Center,
> because they are the best hospital around for anything like this.
>
> After a quick blood test they determined that I had elevated cardiac
> enzymes. These are markers for heart muscle trauma. Fortunately
> for me, the numbers were very low, so the likelihood of any kind of
> major damage having been done was almost nil. However, "something"
> had happened, so they admitted me to the hospital.
>
> UCLA works on a "committee" style. There are a number of
> cardiologists, they all consult each other on all the patients, and
> there is a consensus that is reached, the results are discussed with
> the patient, and that is the course of action that is recommended.
> So you are getting a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th opinion, all at once. Of
> course, the individual physicians may recommend different courses of
> action.
>
> To make a very long story short, I ended up taking two imaging
> tests, an echo cardiogram, and a nuclear stress test (involves a
> treadmill). I came through both with perfect results.
>
> So the end result is that I have been diagnosed with a NSTEMI, which
> in layman's terms is a mild heart attack. There is some muscle
> damage, but best they can tell, whatever artery is involved is only
> partially blocked, not totally.
>
> They are convinced that I can manage this condition with diet,
> weight loss, exercise, and medications. So on Friday I was on zero
> meds, and as of now, I'm on quite a few! This condition (partial
> blockage) is apparently reversible over time.
>
> And now I'm going to pay a WHOLE lot more attention to that
> nutrition label on the food containers.
>
> This incident is of my own doing. I've been ignoring high blood
> lipids, blood pressure, and excess weight for some time, and it
> could have killed me. The nurses informed me they see many people
> every week come through there in exactly the same situation, only
> much much worse. Again, people who have ignored their "numbers" for
> years, and now are paying a very heavy toll.
>
> In retrospect, I'm a very lucky guy. I now see the light. I've
> learned that despite intense exercise, you really DO need to watch
> what you eat, and watch those numbers!
>
> Many thanks to those who visited/called/emailed to express their
> concern and support. Those feelings are greatly appreciated,
> believe me.
>
> Dana
Dana and I had been exchanging emails the past couple of weeks because in his words, he now knew what I'd gone thru last October. It seemed like he'd listened to his body more carefully than I had and sought care long before I did. They did everything except the angiogram which I had immediately. Funny thing was that in his last email to me he'd listed all the meds he was now on - the exact same meds I'm still on 6 months later.
RIP my 'Stinky' friend, RIP.
Posted on the Norcal80's board:
I have some bad news about Dana Adams. Dana's longtime friend Ken
Kemasa called to tell me that Dana died Sunday morning, and to ask me
to post a notice of Dana's death on the NorCal list.
Both Ken and I had been in touch with Dana since Dana circulated the
March 17 e-mail I've quoted below, but neither Ken nor I had heard
anything less positive from Dana afterwards. On the contrary, Dana was
discussing with each of us future off-road prospects, and we were
looking forward to seeing him again.
Dana's wife Jill is mentioned in the e-mail below, and I know from
Ken's posts to other lists that Dana is also survived by three
children. Neither of us knows anything more than this now.
--
Sam
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Dana Adams <fj40dana@...>
> Date: March 17, 2010 7:47:17 PM PDT
> Subject: A scary UCLA episode
>
> Hi All,
>
> I just wanted to let you know what happened. I know some of you
> have seen emails or FB messages about an incident that I just went
> through.
>
> Here's a recap of what happened, and the latest.
>
> Last Sat morning I awoke to a strong ache and pressure in the middle
> of my chest. This lasted only a minute or two, then repeated itself
> a couple times in the next half-hour, so off we went to the ER.
> After downing an aspirin, Jill drove me to UCLA Medical Center,
> because they are the best hospital around for anything like this.
>
> After a quick blood test they determined that I had elevated cardiac
> enzymes. These are markers for heart muscle trauma. Fortunately
> for me, the numbers were very low, so the likelihood of any kind of
> major damage having been done was almost nil. However, "something"
> had happened, so they admitted me to the hospital.
>
> UCLA works on a "committee" style. There are a number of
> cardiologists, they all consult each other on all the patients, and
> there is a consensus that is reached, the results are discussed with
> the patient, and that is the course of action that is recommended.
> So you are getting a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th opinion, all at once. Of
> course, the individual physicians may recommend different courses of
> action.
>
> To make a very long story short, I ended up taking two imaging
> tests, an echo cardiogram, and a nuclear stress test (involves a
> treadmill). I came through both with perfect results.
>
> So the end result is that I have been diagnosed with a NSTEMI, which
> in layman's terms is a mild heart attack. There is some muscle
> damage, but best they can tell, whatever artery is involved is only
> partially blocked, not totally.
>
> They are convinced that I can manage this condition with diet,
> weight loss, exercise, and medications. So on Friday I was on zero
> meds, and as of now, I'm on quite a few! This condition (partial
> blockage) is apparently reversible over time.
>
> And now I'm going to pay a WHOLE lot more attention to that
> nutrition label on the food containers.
>
> This incident is of my own doing. I've been ignoring high blood
> lipids, blood pressure, and excess weight for some time, and it
> could have killed me. The nurses informed me they see many people
> every week come through there in exactly the same situation, only
> much much worse. Again, people who have ignored their "numbers" for
> years, and now are paying a very heavy toll.
>
> In retrospect, I'm a very lucky guy. I now see the light. I've
> learned that despite intense exercise, you really DO need to watch
> what you eat, and watch those numbers!
>
> Many thanks to those who visited/called/emailed to express their
> concern and support. Those feelings are greatly appreciated,
> believe me.
>
> Dana
Dana and I had been exchanging emails the past couple of weeks because in his words, he now knew what I'd gone thru last October. It seemed like he'd listened to his body more carefully than I had and sought care long before I did. They did everything except the angiogram which I had immediately. Funny thing was that in his last email to me he'd listed all the meds he was now on - the exact same meds I'm still on 6 months later.
RIP my 'Stinky' friend, RIP.
