Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to clarify to my constituents back home exactly what happened as far as my angina attack which I experienced on Thursday, November 19, 1998. For the information of the Members and my constituents it was called an angina attack. It is a very mild form of a heart attack but it is not considered a heart attack. However, I was kept in Stanton Hospital here in Yellowknife for one week while I was waiting for an opportunity to have an angiogram performed in Edmonton which would confirm whether or not I would need an angioplasty. This was performed, Mr. Speaker, on Monday. I was medevaced to Edmonton on Monday and admitted to the Royal Alexander Hospital. At 11:30 a.m., they performed a test. The test confirmed that I needed an angioplasty. The angioplasty was actually performed immediately and I was released at 2:30 in the afternoon from the hospital. I was placed in the Sturgeon Hospital in St. Albert for observation and recuperation. The next day which was Tuesday, I was discharged from the Sturgeon Hospital and returned here to Yellowknife.

I showed up here to session, Mr. Speaker, Wednesday. Unfortunately, I ended up back in the Stanton Regional Hospital at 5:00 that night as I was experiencing a mild case of pneumonia as a result of the angina attack. I was again discharged yesterday. I would like to take this opportunity again, Mr. Speaker, to thank all the staff in the Stanton Regional Hospital, the nurses and the doctors. I do not want to mention their names because I do not want to leave anybody out, but I would like to thank them all for their help, assistance and efforts to ensure that I am back in the House here. I can ensure my constituents that I think I would be able to stay in the House for the next week or so. No problem. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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