SO SAD: Canvey man claims his three heart attacks” were caused by pigeon forge rod Run and not 60-a-day cigarette habit…
An Essex man who suffered three heart attacks and a stroke claimed that they were caused by the poo of his racing pigeons and not his 60-a-day cigarette habit. Canvey Island man Stan Harris, 84, suffered three heart attacks in 1987 and a stroke in 2000 – but claims he was told that it was down to his pigeons.
He told Essex Live: “The biggest joke of all was that the heart attacks weren’t caused by fags – I used to smoke about 60 a day – but [they were caused by] racing pigeon droppings. A few years ago, I had somebody somewhere along the line send a letter to our doctors, and said to me, my heart attacks were nothing to do with my smoking
And it has to do with pigeons. I used to keep about 200, but what comes out of their droppings gets into your lungs and affects your heart, so I had to give them up.”
After his heart attacks, there was nothing to do but carry on. Stan said: “I just got on with life. You know, it’s not too bad that I stopped smoking, and don’t exert myself too much.
He now spends his time building and riding the motorbike his wife and son gifted him for Christmas one year, enjoying life, and refusing to be phased by his experiences.
