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GRAHAM, NC – A grandfather from North Carolina discovered heart disease while he was in a children's museum with his grandson, according to WGHP.
On January 14, Boyd Hudson and his grandson Andrew spent a day at the Alamance County Children's Museum.
Andrew, four years old, was playing with foam blocks, his favorite area of the museum, when another item caught his eye.
He was intrigued by the Listen to Your Heart exhibition, which helps children understand the heart and its rhythmic rhythm through a drumbeat.
A person puts his hands on the display and the drum beat simulates that person's heartbeat.
After placing his hands on the show, Andrew asked his grandfather to try it.
Hudson put his hands on the screen and quickly knew something was wrong.
"I am a respiratory therapist. I have been at Duke Medical Center for over 20 years and as soon as I saw it, I thought, "I'm in AFib," said Hudson.
Atrial fibrillation, or atrial fibrillation, is an irregular heartbeat that can lead to a stroke or even heart failure.
Hudson returned to the museum the next day to film a video of the show by an employee so that he could show his doctor.
The doctor confirmed his suspicions: he was experiencing AFib.
Even with Hudson's medical experience, the diagnosis was a surprise.
"I had no pain in my chest. I felt tired, I was very tired, but I attributed it to obstructive sleep apnea, "he said.
The Listen to Your Heart exhibit has been at the Alamance County Children's Museum since October 2012.
"We are pretty proud of it. We never thought it would happen, "said Michele Davis, Executive Director of the Alamance County Children's Museum.
Hudson calls this "boys day" a blessing.
He is currently taking anticoagulants and must undergo electrical cardioversion to restore his heart rate.
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