Ben Askren Receives Great News

Ben Askren has been notified that he will be added on the transplant list as he continue to fight during his recovery. Ben Askren remains hospitalized and in need of a lung transplant in his home state of Wisconsin, but his other organs are “OK” according to his wife, Amy. The former MMA and amateur wrestling standout’s condition has even improved to the point he requested coffee on Monday.

Update

“As of late last night, Ben is officially on the transplant list,” Amy Askren wrote on Facebook. “Please pray he can get stronger and stay stable without complications while he waits, and that they find an amazing match for him and he accepts it smoothly. Also please pray for whoever that donor may be, and his family. It’s going to be a huge adjustment for Ben, but our family is so thankful that his other organs are ok and that there is a path forward.

“While he is having more periods of awareness, he’s not able to look at his phone yet and respond to messages. I am hoping he can get there in the next week or two! Also hoping we will get to a place soon where he can talk while on a trach. Yesterday he kept mouthing something for a while and we finally figured out he was saying coffee! (He can’t have it yet lol) What a huge relief to see him asking for something so normal. I’m so thankful his mind is healthy and I can’t wait to have him back. We are also so thankful for the amazing community we have from close friends, friends we haven’t talked to in 20 plus years, to strangers who have reached out to share their similar stories or pray. Thank you.”

Askren has been hospitalized all month due to severe pneumonia. As of June 17, he was being supported by a ventilator. Stay tuned for anymore updates on Askren condition.