Resilience, reinvention and rebounding – dealing with a life-threatening illness

In this episode, amii Chair Dave Middleton focuses on how to deal with a life-threatening condition in a conversation with Athos Rushovich, Director of Specialist Health Sales and Dedicated Distribution at Vitality.   Having completed dozens of marathons and ultramarathons in his life, Athos has always been an active person. However, he was rocked in early 2021 when he was told that he needed a triple heart bypass due to a condition he believes he inherited from his father and grandfather.   Athos talks about resilience and his attitude towards it pre and post-surgery, his push to reinvent himself during his recovery and his determination to return to his former self having run two marathons since surgery. Athos also discusses attitudes towards mental health, his own anxiety diagnosis and why he prioritises happiness as the most important commodity in his life.