Ben Askren Recounts 'Dying Four Times' Before Lung Transplant
Tries hard. Doesn't quite make it out of the oven in one piece.
Summary
Former UFC fighter Ben Askren reveals he 'died four times' before undergoing a life-saving double lung transplant due to severe pneumonia. He recalls a period of memory loss and extreme weight loss during his health crisis.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI actually just read through my wife's journal because I don't remember anything from May 28th to July 2nd. No recollection. No idea what happened.
I only died four times. The ticker stopped for about 20 seconds.
I was actually on the scale yesterday, 147lb. I haven't been 147lb since I was 15 years old.
Askren thanked fans and the wrestling community for their well wishes
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