And she nearly died. From Rosie’s personal blog:
its a semi-sunny monday
the light bouncing off the flat hudson
mish is sitting next to me
i am happy to be alivelast week i had a heart attack
here is what happened
on tuesday morning
while walking in a parking lot in nyack
i heard a loud commanding voice“can u help me”
more of a demand than request
a challenge – a plea
i turned and saw an enormous woman
struggling to get out of her carshe was stuck
“can u help me? she asked again
as i walked toward her
“oh u r rosie odonnell”
yes i amthe ghost of christmas future
me – if i did not wake
there r no accidents i thought
as i braced myself and lifted herit was not easy
but together we did it
she was up and on her way
with gratitudea few hours later my body hurt
i had an ache in my chest
both my arms were sore
everything felt bruisedmuscular – i thought
strained or pulled tissue
i went about my day
the pain persistedi became nauseous
my skin was clammy
i was very very hot
i threw upmaybe this is a heart attack
i googled womens heart attack symptoms
i had many of them
but really? – i thought – naaaai took some bayer aspirin
thank god
saved by a tv commercial
literallyi did not call 911
50% of women having heart attacks never call 911
200,000 women die of heart attacks
every year in the USby some miracle i was not one of them
the next day i went to a cardiologist
the dr did an EKG and sent me to the hospital
where a stent was put inmy LAD was 99% blocked
they call this type of heart attack
the Widow maker
i am lucky to be hereknow the symptoms ladies
listen to the voice inside
the one we all so easily ignore
CALL 911save urself
xxx
Horrifying. I am so, so glad that Rosie’s OK. I can’t even imagine how scary this must have been, and I marvel at how genuinely thankful she sounds in this, her poem, to still be alive.
I’m glad Rosie is OK. Maybe she will listen to what her body told her in no uncertain terms: 1. Check your blood pressure more than once a decade. 2. Lose some of that goddamn weight and exercise. 3. Eat something that doesn’t have icing on it. 4. Do everything your doctor tells you as if it was a message from God.
I thinks he looks fine, but thanks for the outdated fat jokes — you’re super original.
“He” who??? Sorry to step on your toes about fatness, but please take it out on the AMA…they said it first and it ain’t no joke.
Why was this written like a bad Young Adult edge novel?
She always writes like that.
I wonder if she speaks like that all the time as well. As in: “As I opened my eyes, I wondered… did you take out the trash last night?”
Well I also suffered a heart attack back in Jan 2012 & thought I had just been over doing it but the pain persisted and my husband took me to hospital where after lots of tests I was given a double stent as I too suffered a heart attack and the surgeon said I was very lucky – Get well soon Rosie
I’ve never cared much for Rosie but this makes me think differently of her. The fact that she would help a total stranger out of her car says a lot about Rosie, her tough outer shell seems to guard a softie inside! I wish Rosie the best and hope that she lives a very long and healthy life.
fuck you asshole
I had a heart attack Feb 27th 2010. I can tell you that it was painful and I would not have waited like that Mound of Horse Shit waited to get to a HOSPITAL.
who cares abot the gay bitch
Rosie I know how you feel , 4 stents and 2 heart attacks. One was the silent one which says I should of Died . I have so much to live for . DO Listen to your heart and PAIN Ended up by pass surgery as well .. Good luck … STay Safe
Obama hates white people especially this fat gay whore Rosie O’Fatass. Too bad she didn’t kick the bucket, would have saved some room at the trough for other Hollywood insects.
U are the one that should die u asshole….she is a caring and nice person….ur the one that is going to hell not her,
It was just a matter of time–She is sooooooooo unhealthy internally in her chest and head.
I knew I needed a platform for that molding of the deer.