The former mixed martial arts fighter underwent a double lung transplant after a battle with pneumonia, and he ‘died four times,’ Ben said. Get an update on his health. Ben Askren, the retired mixed ...
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Askren is on the road to recovery after undergoing a double lung transplant and losing more than 50 lbs. during his illness Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...
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I was angry at the world,” says Natalie Brown, of learning she still had cancer after a double lung transplant ...
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Ben Askren, the retired mixed martial arts fighter, was hospitalized with a severe case of pneumonia, which resulted in a double lung transplant. One month after his wife, Amy Askren, shared her ...