Lanarkshire dad-of-four praises under-pressure NHS staff for 'phenomenal' care after suffering heart attack

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A fit and active dad-of-four who suffered a heart attack has praised the fantastic NHS Lanarkshire staff for the “phenomenal” care he was provided.Alex Richardson, who is President of Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers, was doing an online First Aid refresher at home on Sunday, January 15 and just thought he felt a bit off.The 56-year-old from Overtown explained: “It was a shock, but I’m getting there.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Myself and one of the coaches were renewing ours online.“I started the course and I wasn’t feeling 100 per cent but I wouldn’t say I thought there were signs I was having a heart attack.

Later on my dad and my wife Heather’s mum came over for dinner."I started getting pains in my chest but still didn’t think it had anything to do with my heart.