“I have coronary heart disease”, these five words never came out of my mouth – until the last week of my cardiac therapy sessions, June 2008. In the 1970s I developed high blood pressure and started on a long string of drugs to control it and in 1995 I had a mild heart attack. During these years if anyone asked if I had heart disease I’d always reply, “I have high blood pressure.” Or “I’ve had a heart attack.” But I’d never admit to having heart disease, never!