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A breakfast show radio DJ has shared a health update from hospital after undergoing emergency surgery following a major heart attack and promises he’s on the mend\"Warrington,DJ rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after suffering major heart attack(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

Heart 80s<\/a> DJ Simon Beale has revealed that he was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after suffering a heart attack. The 53-year-old said he is generally healthy and therefore didn’t think he was having a heart attack<\/a> at first.<\/p>\n

Simon, who hosts the breakfast slot on Heart 80s<\/a>, shared a black and white picture of himself to Instagram<\/a>. In the picture he was attached to several wires and in a hospital bed.<\/p>\n

He revealed that three weeks ago, he was walking his dog when he had a heart attack. “Even when it was happening, I was trying to convince myself \u2018it can\u2019t be a heart attack\u2019,\u201d he wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: ‘Elderly people’s health condition’ now affecting some as young as 18<\/a>READ MORE: Dr Amir Khan ‘strongly recommends’ 8p supplement ‘everyone should take’<\/a>\"SimonSimon Beale was rushed to hospital(Image: simonbealeheart\/Instagram)\"SimonThe DJ was suffering from a heart attack(Image: simonbealeheart\/Instagram)<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m 53, never smoked, do 15,000 steps a day and eat averagely healthily. And yet, I couldn\u2019t deny the paralysing pain across my chest, so I phoned 999.”<\/p>\n

According to the NHS<\/a>, the best ways to prevent a heart attack are to stick to healthy diet, avoiding too many fats and salts, to exercise regularly, avoid smoking, limiting alcohol intake and manage your blood pressure<\/a>. But it is important to note that heart attacks can still happen, even if you live a very healthy lifestyle. If you think you are having a heart attack, you should call the emergency services immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin a couple of hours, I\u2019d had two stents fitted in the main artery at the front of my heart, which was completely blocked,” Simon continued. “I\u2019d gone from a normal Monday (work, shopping, walking the dog) to being blue-lighted in an ambulance, having life-saving surgery and starting the long road to recovery, wired up to numerous monitors.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that he felt “grateful” for the people around him: “It\u2019s obviously been a massive shock but it\u2019s also made me even more grateful, not just for life itself, but also for the incredible people around me.”<\/p>\n

\"SimonSimon works for Heart(Image: simonbealeheart\/Instagram)\"SimonHe hosts the breakfast slot(Image: simonbealeheart\/Instagram)<\/p>\n

In a sweet addition, he also called the NHS “phenomenal” and said he got “exceptional” care. “The NHS were (and are) phenomenal. The care I received was exceptional and I am beyond thankful to every doctor, nurse, consultant, specialist and hospital worker who looked after me for 8 nights. They saved my life. They are true heroes.<\/p>\n

“My family, who dropped everything to be there for me; friends who phoned, messaged and have done whatever they can to help practically; and my work family at Heart & Global (as well as the award teams I was due to work with) who have been overwhelmingly kind, caring, considerate and thoughtful. Thank you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI\u2019m now recovering at home, getting used to a cocktail of medication and a whole new diet, taking each day as it comes. I\u2019ve still got a way to go, but I AM on the mend and slowly making progress, hoping to be back at work soon. BTW, the irony of the radio station I work for is not lost on me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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