Kevin Smith: “Maybe it’s time to go Vegan”
Director Kevin Smith announced yesterday that he suffered a massive heart attack after a standup special.
Smith wrote:
“The Doctor who saved my life at the #glendale hospital told me I had 100% blockage of my LAD artery (also known as “the Widow-Maker” because when it goes, you’re a goner). If I hadn’t canceled the second show to go to the hospital, the Doc said I would’ve died tonight. For now, I’m still above ground!”
As his father died from a massive heart attack, Smith reflected on his life and stated that even though “death was always the thing [he] was most terrified of in life,” he was “filled with a sense of calm” as a result of having “a great life.”
Still, the filmmaker noted that he would be making changes, writing:
“Total strangers saved my life tonight (as well as my friends @jordanmonsanto & @iamemilydawn, who called the ambulance). This is all a part of my mythology now and I’m sure I’ll be facing some lifestyle changes (maybe it’s time to go Vegan).”
Smith’s 18-year-old daughter, Harley Quinn Smith, has already adopted a vegan diet and invited her father to a Compassionate Meal at Doomie’s Home Cookin’ in Los Angeles last year as part of a Farm Sanctuary program.
Smith ended his post stating that while he doesn’t want his life to end, if it does, he can’t complain because “it was such a gift.”
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Kevin Smith. I’m glad you are recovering. If you explore going Vegan, you will find many wonderful benefits beyond heart health. Dr. Joel Fuhrman, the author of Eat to Live has his practice in New Jersey, not too far from Red Bank. I enjoy your craft and your articulate and thoughtful interviews. I’m looking forward to enjoying more of your work in the future.
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