COUNTY LIFE
Heart disease often lies silent providing no visible symptoms: Carolann Corado shares her experience
Carolann Corado is recovering from cardiac bypass surgery in December. (Courtesy photo)
By DANI BLACKBURN
Carolann Corado is not your typical heart patient. The health-conscious grandmother who was always on the go and worked long hours never showed any signs her heart wasn’t performing the way it should.
The 69-year-old has always called Montague County home. Born in Saint Jo, she grew up in Montague and now resides in Bowie. Her two children, Kevin Corado and Krista Duvall, also call Bowie their home.
She has spent her time living life to the fullest, working in a job she enjoys with the soil and water conservation districts, traveling with friends and watching her only grandchild, Halle, play volleyball and basketball.
Shortly before the Christmas holidays, her life changed in an instant when she went in for a checkup and her pulmonologist discovered an irregular heartbeat.
“He (pulmonologist) didn’t like that at all, so he picked up the phone and called a cardiologist. The cardiologist told me to come on over to Excel Cardiac Care, where she performed an EKG,” recalled Corado.
For the second time that day, a doctor was unhappy with the way Corado’s heart was working.
“She told me I needed to have a heart catheter, and honestly I thought ‘Oh my goodness.’ There’s nothing that made me think there was anything wrong with me- I had no symptoms,” explained Corado.
A week later she found herself undergoing cardiac bypass.
Read about her recovery and how she had no visible symptoms of heart disease in the mid-week News.
February is America Heart Month and we invite you to learn more about heart disease in this feature.
Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Nov. 25.
Members will consider an anti-fraud policy and adding it to the personnel policy. The annual liability renewal with the Texas Association of Counties Risk Pool will be reviewed.
Montague County officials will be enrolling in the TAC 2025 certified cybersecurity course required by the state for all employees who use county computers.
Other topics for Monday will include the bond for the county treasurer, review an account application with Schad & Pulte Welding Supply, Inc and consider raising the road hand clothing allowance from $500 to $1,000.
By BARBARA GREEN
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It was family night for the City of Bowie Fire Department as members gathered for the annual pre-Thanksgiving awards dinner this week.
Firefighter of the Year awards, service awards and officers and firefighters were pinned with their new badges.
Fire Chief Doug Page opened the evening with a remembrance of a fallen firefighter, James Dunham who died 25 years ago on Nov. 18. This Saint Jo firefighter was responding to a car accident at Forestburg and after he arrived suffered a heart attack. Page noted his daughter is auxiliary member Renee Hart.
Chad Long, member of the department for one year and one month received the Firefighter of the Year Award. Kelly Tomlin, nine-year member, was selected by the volunteers to receive the Roy Gene Williams Award.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Top photo- New lieutenants Michael Burrows and Chad Gerlach received the oath from Mayor Gaylynn Burris. (Photo by Barbara Green)
The new Montague County Animal Rescue, which will be helping with operation of the new county animal shelter, invite you to “Wine Like A Dog” on Dec. 3 at Kimber Creek Wine Bar and Gift Shop in downtown Bowie.
The evening will include wine and charcuterie from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., while raising funds for the rescue organization. Tickets are $50.
Melanie Gillespie of Montague County Animal Rescue said the new 501c3 has completed its agreement to work with Montague County operating the animal shelter.
“Your support enables us to launch the opening of the first county-run animal shelter. We invite you to join our mission of rescuing, rehabilitating and finding loving homes for animals in need,” said Gillespie.
Limited tickets will be offered at the door based on availability. Those with questions may call Gillespie at 469-951-0215 or email [email protected].
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