old school Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Our friend and fellow jwsound member Marc Wielage had a major health issue last week and I'm happy to report he is doing well. Feel free to offer Marc your best wishes. He is certainly one of our members I most admire. He is helpful, insightful, and fun to have here @jwsound. Speedy recovery Marc. I'm glad things are going well. Big fan. CrewC I apologize if this was already posted here. I didn't see it if it were. I left out the details because A, I don't know all the details, and B, it is Marc's story to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Marc, Whatever the situation, please feel better.... hope you make a speedy recovery... My mom used to say, "all you have is TIME and YOUR HEALTH" she was right.... Take care of your health... Hope you are better real soon... take care, BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Marc is a major contributor to both the knowledge and fun here. Marc, Our best wishes are with you -- Get Well Soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bash Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Marc - I hope that your outcome is a good one. You are one of my 'mentors' here. Kindest regards, Simon B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Ear Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I wish you the best Marc. Get well soon. K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Hoping for your speedy recovery and a high signal to noise ratio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Sorry to hear that you're not feeling well, Marc. Wishing you a speed recovery. Mirror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al mcguire Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Best wishes for a quick recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I just creeped his FB... What a story! I'm happy that Marc survived to tell it. As coincidence would have it, my best friend had a similar episode on the weekend...he's doing OK as well. Stay healthy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixalot Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Feel better Marc!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark LeBlanc Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Get well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmassey Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Speedy recovery Marc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Marc's write up on Facebook was one of the most amazing reads ever! I didn't think it appropriate to do any copy-paste re-posting but I will say the most wonderful part of the story is Marc survived to tell the story. Marc is a good friend and fellow worker, one of our most valued and trusted participants here at JWSOUND. We are all wishing for a speedy recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I just read Marc's account -- what a talented storyteller! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Wang Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 My best wishes to you Marc.Certainly learnt a lot of from your valuable posts here.Hope you'll recover fine and soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Yeah, here I thought I was in good shape, and I had three (count 'em) heart attacks in a single day last Thursday. Long story short: the EMT's got me to UCLA Medical Center in time and they gave me two stents, recovered in two days, back home late Saturday night. Absolutely bizarre experience. I had figured, hey, I work out 2 or 3 days a week at Gold's Gym, I've cut way back on rotten foods, my cholesterol is a little high (but not too high)... what could happen? But this did no good. As the doctors told me, "next time, pick better parents!" (Both of them died of heart disease in their late 60s -- almost a decade older than I am now!) But the doctors also said because I was in such good physical shape, the heart attack didn't do too much damage and my recovery would be quick. The whole sordid tale is up on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1653176108305150&id=100008383300617 with a picture of the black wormlike object that was clogging 100% of one of my arteries. I've had significant pain on a few occasions form other minor (and brief) health issues, but lemme tell you, a heart attack is no fun. The weird symptom that I didn't expect was major jaw pain (!) and a roaring headache, on top of massive chest pressure radiating out in waves of pain to my hands and dizziness. F'in' awful. I'm in the process of rethinking my diet and seeing if I can get the LDL cholesterol below 100. I'm also taking a Skittles-bag full of pills every day, all kinds of blood thinners, plaque killers, stuff to help the stents heal, all kinds of things. The good news: I've got about 20% more energy right now than I did a week ago. Having low energy was one of many symptoms I had been ignoring; Mr. Deichen and Mr. Carmona will remember on our past shoots my habit of downing at least a bottle or two of 5-Hour Energy drinks on long productions. Now, it all makes sense. Very thankful this week! I've had two or three near-death experiences in my life, and now "myocardial infarction" can be added to the list. Death doesn't scare me in the slightest. Pain, I'm not a big fan of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 It's times like these that we can share our admiration without sounding too much like fawning sycophants. Simply put, we're so glad you're still sharing our physical universe and wish you a speedy, and full, recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniebeaudry Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 So glad you didn't die Marc! Get well soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Mills Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Get well soon Marc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacefivesound Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Jeeeez that's scary. Glad you're doing better Marc! Get well soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Robot Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Marc I am very happy to hear you are okay. It's scary stuff, but very happily it is something that you get to put behind you. Cheers, and get well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Waelder Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Wow. It's a close brush with eternity. So glad you got good medical intervention promptly and hope the new regimens keep you healthy well past your late sixties. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Get well and back to work when you can Mark. I admire you knowledge and participation in this group. Glad you are still around. Scary.. Even more so since I just attended a funeral yesterday of a close friend who passed (suddenly, and in her sleep), and about the same age as me (early 60s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Parra Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Glad that you are doing better Marc! Hoping for a speedy recovery. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard-NYNY Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 get well soon!! lose as much weight as you can. excess weight leads to the big three, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. good to see you're such a badass about when/if the time comes. i'm the same way: i'm not afraid of the big one, i just don't wanna be around when it happens!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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