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'Survivor' Rudy Boesch Undergoes Heart Surgery
« on: Sep 1^st, 2006, 9:34am »

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'Survivor' Rudy Boesch Undergoes Heart Surgery

By LARRY BONKO, The Virginian-Pilot
Š August 30, 2006

Rudy Boesch, the highly decorated former Navy SEAL who became instantly famous on the first "Survivor" reality show six years ago, says he is recuperating nicely after recent open-heart surgery.

Boesch, 78, a fitness nut from Virginia Beach, feels strong enough to do physical therapy. "I started real easy," Boesch said.

A doctor who was administering a routine stress test saw trouble ahead for Boesch, whose friends and family considered to be pretty much indestructible.

He served 45 years in the Navy, retiring in 1990 as a master chief petty officer.

After the stress test, doctors hustled him into surgery for a triple bypass procedure.

Before the test, Boesch experienced no symptoms of heart trouble. He had been playing racquetball with no pain or strain just days before the operation.

"After I took the stress test, the doctor said he found a problem that I better take care of soon. When I asked how soon, he said 'right now,' " recalled Boesch, who finished third on "Survivor: Borneo" to Richard Hatch and Kelly Wiglesworth.

Hatch, the million-dollar winner, is in prison after being convicted in May of income tax evasion. Boesch, who won $85,000 on "Survivor," made certain that the U.S. Treasury got its share, which he says was darn near half his winnings.

Here's a link to send Rudy a 'get well message'. It goes to the newspaper, so I don't really know if and how Rudy will get them, but I wanted to put this out there...- MS
http://home.hamptonroads.com/guestbook/guestbook.cfm?id=681

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