Max Zhang Survived Heart Attack by Refusing to Leave Ada Choi Behind

Returning as a contestant in Call Me by Fire Season 5 <披荊斬棘的哥哥>, Max Zhang (張晉) is seen busy preparing for his stage performance by memorizing lyrics and practicing his choreography. In the recent episode, Max revealed that he had a near-death experience in April this year and survived by his will to not leave his Ada Choi (蔡少芬) behind.

Max shared that he was travelling abroad with Ada with their three children. While Ada was queuing with the children for a tour boat, Max was standing just over 10 meters away when he suddenly suffered from a heart attack.

At the onset of the heart attack, Max felt a sudden pain in heart, struggled to breath and had a cold sweat all over his body. As Ada was still queuing, Max was not able to get her attention. Max explained, “I was speechless at the time. It felt like there was an abyss, and I was falling, with nothing to cling to for help!”

Max knew he would die if he closed his eyes, so he kept staring at his wife and three children. Although Max was unable to make a sound, his only thought in his mind was that he had to survive. Max shared, “I can’t die here, because this is a foreign country, and she looking after the three children. What will happen to her when I’m gone? I can’t get over that feeling. I felt like I’d die if I closed my eyes so I kept holding on. I couldn’t collapse there!”

Thankfully, Max survived and upon returning to Hong Kong, he underwent a medical examination where the doctor confirmed that he got really close to death. As part of his treatment, Max also underwent heart stent procedure.

The near-death experience made Max feel very scared and forced him to change his perspective, “If I really closed my eyes that time, I would leave my closest people. Looking at the four people standing there made me feel that I am most reluctant to part the world.”

Max continued, “Fortunately I have recovered now. When you have a close brush with death, it will make you wake up. Family is the most important thing in life.”

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This article is written by Sammi for JayneStars.com.