Captain Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie from Discovery Channel's 'Deadliest Catch.' He is currently in the hospital after suffering a stroke while unloading his boat.
I know that some of you are ardent fans of Discovery Channel's series, "Deadliest Catch." Notwithstanding the sick joke in a previous post, you have come to either love or hate Captain Phil Harris of the Cornelia-Marie.
If you have been watching for a while, you know that Capt. Harris' health has been a subject of several episodes. In fact, you probably watched along with me as he developed a pulmonary embolus while hunting for King Crabs.
Admittedly, Capt. Harris' lifestyle predisposed him to cardiovascular disease; he smoked like a fire, his sleep habits were horrendous, he worked under tremendous stress, he sat in his captain's chair for hours without exercising his lower extremities, and he probably didn't eat very well. And you think Neal Beal was a tough patient to deal with! Imagine having Capt. Harris as your patient, trying to manage his warfarin therapy, getting him to adhere with his prescribed regimen, and convincing him to quit smoking.
Well, apparently his anticoagulation didn't go so well, because he apparently threw a clot while unloading his catch at a port on St. Paul Island, Alaska.
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Captain Harris underwent 12 hours of surgery for his stroke. The Seattle-based skipper was placed under a medically-induced coma to reduce brain swelling.reports.Read more about his surgery: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/02/01/2010-02-01_deadliest_catch_star_phil_harris_put_into_coma_after_12hour_surgery_following_st.html#ixzz0f2u2o3Ui
The most recent report is that the lovable captain is making good progress during his hospital stay. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b166040_deadliest_catchs_captain_phil_showing.html.
Let's all hope that he does well. I hate to say it, though, I could see this coming. Stay tuned for more adventure on "Deadliest Catch."
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