Overview
- In a video posted July 9, Askren said his heart stopped four times for about 20 seconds each during his hospital ordeal.
- He lost roughly 50 pounds over 45 days, dropping to 147 pounds after battling severe pneumonia from a staph infection.
- Askren has no memory of events from May 28 to July 2 and relied on his wife Amy’s journal to piece together his experience.
- A £368,000 anonymous donation funded his double lung transplant on June 30 after his insurer had denied coverage.
- Now awake and relearning to breathe on his own, Askren is regaining strength and plans to return to coaching youth wrestling in Wisconsin.