Ben Askren
Lung Transplant May Be Needed
… Spouse Says
Revealed
Ben Askren‘s spouse says the ex-UFC star remains to be preventing pneumonia … however the battle has gotten so intense, he would possibly now want a lung transplant.
Ben, as you understand, was hospitalized earlier this month after he developed the lung ailment following a bout with staph an infection. On Tuesday, Amy Askren took to her Facebook page to share a sobering replace on his situation.
She revealed her hubby has been on a ventilator and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). She additionally said he is been so up and down, docs have begun the “the analysis course of” for a potential lung transplant.
“I am nonetheless praying for a miracle together with his present lungs,” she stated … earlier than she requested all of her husband’s followers for prayers.
“I do know transplants are such a blessing and I am overwhelmed on the considered him receiving a present like that. Nobody would take higher care of that present than Ben.”
“Thanks for each message and all the assist,” she added. “Regardless of this terrible state of affairs, I’m feeling so blessed by the group we’re surrounded by.”
Ben — who final fought within the UFC in 2019 — obtained married to Amy in 2010. The 2 have three kids collectively.
“Give your family members a hug as we speak,” Amy stated on the conclusion of her Tuesday assertion, “and be sure to’re ready conditions like this. Ben is the healthiest man I do know and I by no means may have anticipated this.”