Retired UFC veteran Ben Askren remains to be combating for his life with the previous Olympic wrestler probably needing a lung transplant after creating extreme pneumonia.
The latest replace on Askren comes from his spouse Amy, who supplied the most recent on his restoration as he stays hospitalized and spends most of his time underneath sedation however he was capable of get up not too long ago whereas medical doctors proceed to are inclined to him.
“I haven’t shared an replace as a result of Ben has been in limbo for some time and I hoped to have him get up and be the one to resolve what to share,” Amy Askren wrote on Facebook. “I’ve had some media folks contact me that they’re going to share an replace and I’d fairly it come from me.
“Ben remains to be on a ventilator and ecmo to assist him whereas he heals. There are good days and dangerous, however on the nice, they’ve been capable of wean his sedation sufficient for him to open his eyes and squeeze palms. His physique can’t deal with coming off sedation an excessive amount of but. I’m nonetheless praying for a miracle together with his present lungs, however they’re at present beginning the analysis course of for lung transplant.
“Please pray for his continued therapeutic, and if transplant is the answer, that he can get on the checklist shortly and simply,” she continued. “I do know transplants are such a blessing and I’m overwhelmed on the considered him receiving a present like that. Nobody would take higher care of that reward than Ben.
“Thanks for each message and all the assist. Regardless of this terrible state of affairs, I’m feeling so blessed by the group we’re surrounded by. Give your family members a hug right now and ensure you’re ready conditions like this. Ben is the healthiest man I do know and I by no means may have anticipated this.”
An ECMO machine — Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation — is a life assist software utilized by medical doctors when a affected person’s coronary heart or lungs is unable to function adequately.
Askren fell in poor health unexpectedly after he was identified with pneumonia and hospitalized as he fought for his life. His spouse beforehand acknowledged that he was unable to reply after he was admitted for therapy.
Askren, 40, final fought within the UFC again in 2019 when he completed a three-fight stint with the promotion after which retired a couple of months later. Since then, Askren did return for a boxing match towards Jake Paul however he’s primarily been centered on teaching at his wrestling academy in Wisconsin whereas nonetheless serving as an analyst and commentator for fight sports activities.
