Ex-MMA fighter and former Olympic wrestler Ben Askren shared an emotional health update with fans on Wednesday after undergoing a double lung transplant as a result of a severe case of pneumonia.
In a video posted on Instagram, Askren said he doesn't recall anything from the end of May to the beginning of July, but just read through his wife Amy's journal to catch himself up. In multiple social media posts during that time, Amy had shared online that Askren had developed an extremely serious case of pneumonia, which eventually led to his placement on the donor list for a lung transplant.
