“Sacred Heart Attack ‘ Sacrée Crise Cardiaque: A Dramatic Account of an American Heart Attack Victim in Montreal”
“The Book of Nice”Two authors with regional ties have scheduled book signings. One is today, Dec. 19, in Chattanooga; the other is Sunday, Dec. 22, in Monteagle, Tenn.
* Chattanooga native Jimmy Locklear, 61, a Hixson High School and UTC graduate, has written a firsthand account of suffering a heart attack while in Montreal, Canada, earlier this year.
The Atlanta resident will sign copies of “Sacred Heart Attack ‘ Sacrée Crise Cardiaque: A Dramatic Account of an American Heart Attack Victim in Montreal” (WestBow Press, 2013) from 2 to 6:30 p.m. today at Happy Home Realty, 300 Ashland Terrace.
The book is said to give a rare glimpse into the patient experience as Locklear shares the details of his cardiac arrest and the treatment that saved his life in Montreal’s Sacred Heart Hospital. The account takes readers inside the operating room as Locklear narrates what was happening as the medical team began his triage and treatment.
Locklear says he wrote the book partially because of the enthusiastic response he received as he shared vignettes from the experience on his personal website. He also found the process of writing to be helpful in dealing with the post-traumatic stress and anxiety that he and many other heart attack survivors experience.