You could not hear morning radio present host Drex on Jack 96.9 for the subsequent few weeks as he recovers from a coronary heart assault.

Drex instructed Daily Hive that whereas he was dwelling alone on Friday night, he began to really feel “a little strange” after dinner.

“I felt like I needed to throw up first,” he stated.

He finally determined to lie down however says that’s when he skilled excessive chest ache. He was not sure about why he felt that means.

After he couldn’t attain his husband over the telephone, he known as a pal who instructed him to hold up and instantly name 911 — which he did.

In 10 minutes, firefighters arrived to his dwelling and an ambulance adopted shortly after.

An evaluation on the hospital decided Drex had a coronary heart assault.

The radio DJ acquired a stent in his artery throughout the first hour he reached the hospital.

“It’s just incredible the fact that they moved out so quickly,” he stated.

Later within the week, Drex can have a second stent put in “because I’ve got an 80% blockage in a different artery.”

He stated he anticipated to be off work for the subsequent 4 to 6 weeks.

Since being hospitalized, Drex shared on-line that he had a coronary heart assault, prompting hundreds to want him a speedy restoration.

He added there have been some those who requested, “why did you tweet anything?”

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To that, he responded by saying, “People need to understand that this happens to people every single day of the year. But it’s rarely seen happening to somebody who’s in the media. So I think when this sort of thing does happen, it’s good to talk about it because it normalizes going, ‘hey, this thing’s happening.”

He added it was particularly essential as a reminder for males to pay attention to the indicators of coronary heart illness.

According to 2017–2018 information from the Public Health Agency of Canada, males are twice as prone to undergo a coronary heart assault than ladies.

“I really appreciate the fact that three levels of healthcare saved my life on Friday,” Drex instructed Daily Hive. “Firefighters are horrifically underrated for the work they do … and BC paramedics are also underrated … [as they] save people’s lives on a daily basis. And to get into a hospital where everyone drops everything just to help you is pretty astounding.”