Never Say Never

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As they say, “Never say never.” I once said I’d “never” have an Apple Watch. To me, it just seemed like a “status symbol,” a rich toy. Everything the phone does, it does, you can just wear it on your wrist. Then along came last Saturday, with the trip to the ER because of the panic attack. After I came home, my brother suggested that I get a home EKG device to measure my heart. He also suffers from anxiety, and he says that most of the time he calms down when he sees that his heart rate is normal. Great idea, so I started researching. And that led me to Best Buy, where I broke my “never.” The research showed me that Apple Watches have the capability to do a 30-second EKG that is FDA approved AND has about a 90% accuracy rate. It also monitors heart rate while exercising AND sleeping. Oh, and Best Buy had a Black Friday deal that was simply amazing. In short, the latest and greatest Apple Watch was all of $329. Four months of “Fitness Plus” come with it, as well as a lifetime of peace of mind. My heart rate is normal, and my sleep last night was great! I’m glad I ignored myself saying “never.” And I guess I’ve learned to “never say never.” The photos are of my heart rate at the end of a one-mile walk right after I bought the watch (left), and the Snoopy face that comes with the watch.