Volunteer Firefighter Graham King is undergoing a triple heart bypass today at St Vincent's private hospital in Sydney. His wife Meg McGowan tells his story of fighting fires for the past three months. Meg shares the realities including her video to the Prime Minister at this link.
"Three months ago he had a complete physical with his GP including lots of blood work. He was fine. Tomorrow they will cut his sternum open, lift his heart out of his chest and use a vein from somewhere else in his body to provide circulation around all the blockages. They will put his heart back and then join his sternum using metal wire. He will be in hospital for about a week. All of the doctors he has seen have commented that the stress of the last three months and the smoke he has been inhaling have, in all likelihood, contributed to his heart condition. It makes sense. Hearts need oxygen."
"Three months ago he had a complete physical with his GP including lots of blood work. He was fine. Tomorrow they will cut his sternum open, lift his heart out of his chest and use a vein from somewhere else in his body to provide circulation around all the blockages. They will put his heart back and then join his sternum using metal wire. He will be in hospital for about a week. All of the doctors he has seen have commented that the stress of the last three months and the smoke he has been inhaling have, in all likelihood, contributed to his heart condition. It makes sense. Hearts need oxygen."
Prime Minister Morrison touting LNP Coalition's love of coal mining in Parliament. Graham King Volunteer Firefighter at the new coal face for the past three months due for heart surgery Friday 10 January 2020
