Dan Powers: Redefining luck, cardiovascularly speaking

Surviving

When Dan Powers relocated to Truckee, California, he was not expecting to test out the emergency room at the local hospital so quickly. But when he woke up with chest pain shortly after the winter holidays, he needed medical help. While the incident was a scare and not a life-threatening heart attack, he embraced the lessons it taught him--most importantly, the days of eating and drinking anything he wanted were over.