Rybak Takes to Twitter After Cardiac Event

FILE - In this July 31, 2013 file photo, Minnesota Mayor R.T. Rybak applauds after a performance by the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus at the Minneapolis City Hall. Rybak is hitting the road to promote his state's new ... FILE - In this July 31, 2013 file photo, Minnesota Mayor R.T. Rybak applauds after a performance by the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus at the Minneapolis City Hall. Rybak is hitting the road to promote his state's new gay marriage law. He is traveling to Chicago on Thursday, Sept. 5 to launch a "Marry in Minneapolis" campaign in the hopes that Illinois gay and lesbian couples will do just that. Illinois has not passed a gay marriage law, an issue is scheduled to come before state lawmakers again this fall. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs, File) MORE LESS
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This is definitely a story for the Twitter age. After initial reports that former Minneapolis Mayor Rybak had suffered a heart attack while cross-country skiing and other reports that could only confirm that he was hospitalized with chest pains, Rybak himself appears to have taken to twitter to reassure supporters and friends he’s okay after what he termed a “cardiac surprise.”

This is not a formally twitter-confirmed account. But it seems clearly to be his account. And this would seem to confirm that he is at least in fairly good condition post cardiac event.

Noteworthy that we had ample evidence yesterday of Rybak’s jaunty sense of humor.

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