Fred Van Dyke is very active and has many hobbies. He enjoys singing in his church choir and golfing with his friends. Unfortunately, that all came to a halt in 2023. While out on the golf course with friends, Fred began experiencing severe chest pain.

“I felt a sharp pain right in the middle of my chest,” he said. “It went straight to my spine, like somebody stabbed me with a spear.”

Fred went to the ER, where doctors discovered four blockages in his heart. He underwent immediate surgery and had three stents put in to correct the problem.

At first, Fred was doing well. But a year later, he began feeling pressure in his chest again.

“It kept building and building, getting worse and worse until it would take my breath away,” he explained. “I couldn't sing in the choir anymore. I couldn’

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