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1Take us back to the moment you first realised something was seriously wrong and that you were having a medical emergency.
2What did clinical teams and hospital discharge materials fail to tell you about the emotional and cognitive effects after a triple bypass?
3Can you describe the hallucinations and “Pump Head” symptoms you experienced, and how long those cognitive effects lasted?
4How did your in-hospital blogging evolve into your book, Beating the Odds, and which patient questions does the book answer most directly?
5How did collaborating with an NHS cardiac rehabilitation specialist and a local gym owner lead to creating a new app, and how will it support people with their recovery?
6You mentioned also targeting the American market; how do you adapt recovery advice for differences in healthcare access between the UK and the US?
7One year after your heart attack, you shared a special experience with your grandson at Disneyland. Can you share what that day meant to you, and why it became such a powerful milestone in your recovery?
8What specific, stage-by-stage advice do you give to family carers to help them support someone coming home after bypass surgery?
9How did your ten years in children’s publishing and working with over 1,000 authors influence how you wrote the recovery book and built the community?
10You mentioned targeting the American market; how do you adapt recovery advice for differences in healthcare access between the UK and the US?
11What outcomes—app adoption, community engagement or patient feedback—would you point to as clear signs your work is reducing isolation after surgery?