Dubai resident to climb Himalayan peaks after two open heart operations
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An Australian
living in Dubai
is preparing to climb two 20,000ft peaks in the Himalayas, even after undergoing
two major heart surgeries. Shadi Joweihan, 49, will travel to Nepal this week
for a two-week expedition to Lobuche and Imja Tse, also known as Island Peak,
the most popular mountain to climb in Nepal. A British team was the first to
reach the top in 1953. Mr Joweihan, who has lived in Dubai for 28 years, was
diagnosed with a faulty heart valve in 2012. In 2014, he returned to Sydney for
Open-heart surgeries two years later, underwent a follow-up
procedure to enable him to maintain an active lifestyle.
“I was going for my pilot's license and a medical showed I had a heart murmur, which was not a big deal as a lot of people have one,” he said.
“But after regular check-ups, I realized it was getting worse and my heart valve was collapsing.
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