in, he was feeling fine and conversational before Lorenzana  watched him just code  as the blockage reclosed.

 I think that was the scariest part,  Lorenzana said of Foley's heart attack from lack of blood flow.

He coded twice more in what interventional cardiac cath nurse practitioner Caroline Goss called  a very dangerous and fatal event,  which went  completely through the entire muscle of the heart. 

Staffers also had to shock Foley on three occasions to bring him back from death's grip, said interventional cardiologist Luis Gruberg.

Foley was given three stents and discharged three days later like a new man.

Lorenzana and Gruberg said Foley owes his second chance at a healthy life to everybody in the hospital who did their job right and expeditiously.

 It's a big teamwork,  Gruberg said.

Lorenzana couldn't go home that day without later visiting Foley, saying he's one of the few patients who've had such a lasting impact on her.

 He looked at me. He said,  You're my angel.' I was like,  No, I'm not. There's a lot of people who got you to this point.'  

Foley has not only dedicated recent months to expressing gratitude but has also started spreading the word to others in his circle, urging them to get tested for such issues.

 It's really remarkable to see how touching one person's life affects something else,  said Dr. Jennifer Goebel, who started the Thank a Lifesaver program to highlight cases such as Foley's.

Foley is now meanwhile taking vacations and using coping skills to manage the stressors of his job, which he said along with family history were major contributors to the episode.

3 Dr. Alyssa Lorenzana, Nurses Kathleen Witkowski and Jesse Kimelstein, Dr. Luis Gruberg and Nurse Practitioner Caroline Goss, who saved Nick Foley's life with stent surgery to open up his major heart artery. Dennis A. Clark for NY Post

 I have to take care of my body first before I can take care of my work and everything else,  said the pol, who openly acknowledged he is in counseling to deal with the trauma of his heart attack.

Most of all, he's thrilled to know that others are learning from his experience, he said.

 I've had almost 10 people tell me since March,  Neil, without hearing your story, I would never have gone to the hospital - and you saved my life,'   Foley said.