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Podcast: In the Tall Grass
Episode: The Heart of the Matter: A Conversation with Charles Green, the Deputy Commissioner with the VDACS
Description: The summer of 2022 became known as the “mystery summer” for Charles Green. After eating a cheeseburger, Charles experienced chest pain that lasted throughout the night and sent him to the ER. Tests confirmed that he in fact had a heart attack, but it would take another five months for his ongoing symptoms to be identified as alpha-gal syndrome. Tune in now to hear Charles’s incredible story, his tips for living with AGS, and how he refuses to let his diagnosis become who he is.Charles Green has served as the Deputy Commissioner with the Virginia Depart...