Tuesday, August 12, 2008

mayoral health problems

i give mayor ballard a lot of flak, but here's hoping he remains in good health:

Mayor Greg Ballard is wearing a heart monitor today after being admitted to a hospital on Monday while suffering chest pains.

Ballard, 53, was admitted to Community East Hospital with chest pains and shortness of breath, his office announced this morning.
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"Doctors ran an EKG and the mayor underwent a stress test, the results of both tests were normal," a statement from press secretary Marcus J. Barlow said.

just last week, the mayor had knee surgery to fix an injury he obtained in july while bowling.

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