Some Good Things That Came of Jim Lehrer’s Heart Attack

References have come from the book ‘A Bus of My Own’ by Jim Lehrer.

On December 11, 1983, Jim Lehrer had a heart attack. Many things about his lifestyle changed because of that.

The first lifestyle change that Lehrer had to create was eating healthily. Before his heart attack, Lehrer had been eating almost all junk food. He would have to change that.

The second lifestyle change that he had was taking naps. Every afternoon, without fail, Lehrer took a nap, even at his work.

The third lifestyle change he made was collecting. He vowed to continue collecting bus-related things.

The fourth change he made was deciding to write fiction. The only book he wrote that took off was Viva Max!, so he decided to write more.

One thought on “Some Good Things That Came of Jim Lehrer’s Heart Attack

  1. Hi, nice post. Some comments:

    “The third lifestyle change…” could use some elaboration. Was he collecting before, or was this a change? You say “vowed to continue” which makes it sound like this wasn’t a change.

    There’s an intro paragraph, then 4 enumerated ideas, but then it stops. I’m left wondering about a conclusion of some sort.

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