Ian Munro's gung-ho decision to go off medication and manage his condition with diet and exercise nearly cost him everything.
He was dubbed"the million-dollar man" because that was what his treatment would have cost his family, if he had not been a public patient.A producer and director on shows like ABC's Playschool, Bananas in Pyjamas, Hi-5 and Film Australia's Johnson & Friends, Mr Munro said he wanted to share his story to warn other men about the dangers of taking their health into their own hands — particularly when personal health goals are on many New Year's resolution lists.
"You know your heart is your best friend and here I was hurting my best friend in a way it could not recover from," he said. "You really think, 'I will be right, I don't smoke, I don't drink much, I am pretty healthy', you do not think about your heart and it does not give you messages saying, 'hey what about me?'."I am really grateful for the care I got, because they did not give up and because something wonderful happened and I am still here."
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