Susan Lucci recalls how she nearly faced ‘the widowmaker’: ‘Grateful to my guardian angels’

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Susan Lucci will never forget the moment that she nearly faced "the widowmaker." It was in 2018 when the "All My Children" star was shopping at a boutique in Long Island, New York, and she suddenly had to sit down and catch her breath.

Before then, she experienced tightness in her chest that she brushed off as nothing. "At the time when I was actually going through it, I don't think I honestly comprehended how serious it could be," the actress told People magazine on Monday. "But when I was discharged ...

the nurses with me said, 'It's such a good thing that you came to the hospital and you acted on your symptoms because if you hadn't, you would most likely have succumbed to what they call ‘the widowmaker.' It would've been a fatal heart attack.'" The 75-year-old shared that she’s "so grateful to be given a chance to live my life, to be alive, and so grateful to the doctors, the nurses, the staff and to the manager of the boutique." Susan Lucci has urged all women to take charge of their wellness. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) "And grateful to my guardian angels, who clearly were with me that day," Lucci added.

Before her "great wake-up call," Lucci said she exercised and ate healthy regularly. She still maintains her healthy habits, but now goes for frequent check-ups. "I like to go every six months," the star explained. "I just like to monitor and see what's going on.