Former MMA and newbie wrestling champion Ben Askren is being evaluated for a potential lung transplant, in response to his spouse.
Askren, 40, stays hospitalized in his residence state of Wisconsin due to extreme pneumonia. In accordance with his spouse, Amy, he’s on a ventilator and ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) however has been capable of open his eyes and squeeze fingers.
“I have never 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 determine what to share,” Amy wrote on Fb.
“I am nonetheless praying for a miracle along with his present lungs, however they’re at the moment beginning the analysis course of for a lung transplant. Please pray for his continued therapeutic, and if transplant is the answer, that he can get on the listing rapidly and simply. 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 reward than Ben.”
Askren fought his total skilled profession out of Hartland, Wisconsin, and he runs a wrestling academy out of the realm. He retired from MMA in 2019 and was additionally a two-time NCAA Division I champion in wrestling and a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic crew. He and Amy have three youngsters collectively.
“Thanks for each message and the entire help,” Amy wrote. “Regardless of this terrible state of affairs, I am feeling so blessed by the group we’re surrounded by. Give your family members a hug in the present day and be sure to’re ready for conditions like this. Ben is the healthiest man I do know and I by no means may have anticipated this.”