One New Year’s Day, Rick St. Sauveur pulled a 10-hour shift at the supermarket where he was an assistant manager. He felt great, even after logging about 25,000 steps, according to his activity tracker.
He had the next day off, while his wife, Lorna, who also worked in retail, headed to her store.
Shortly after he woke up, Rick started to feel like he was coming down with something. He had chills, a cold sweat and felt nauseous. He assumed it was the flu.
As planned, a contractor arrived that morning to take measurements for a future bathroom remodel.
Rick got up to answer the door but couldn’t manage more.
“Just do your thing and I’ll be on the couch,” Rick told the contractor.
Rick felt so bad that he couldn’t show him to the door 10 minutes later.
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This is much worse than the flu, he thought.
He popped two aspirin and called 911.
Rick was able to greet the paramedics outside of his home, but they put him directly in the ambulance. After stabilizing his heart rate and blood pressure, they headed to a hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, not far from the couple’s home in Cumberland.
