Dave Hoover and family (UK HealthCare photo) |
Dave Hoover, a factory worker and hobby farmer from Stanford, "thought it was allergies or a minor illness," Desrochers reports. "Even after he checked into the hospital, he had seemed mostly fine." But he gradually got worse, and "developed a complication from being on the respirator that allowed air to seep into his chest, so they had to catheterize his throat in order to inject oxygen directly into his veins. He was put on the lung-transplant list, where he waited for a month."
Hoover the bodybuilder |
Hoover went home April 23 to his wife and son. "“They were very brave for this, very motivated, and that’s what kept him
on his feet,” Baz told the Herald-Leader. “That’s what really got him through the waiting
time, his motivation and courage.”
Hoover told the newspaper, “I don’t think I knew exactly how critical I was until after the transplant. After I started feeling better, my wife started sharing some things with me and I was speechless. I’m just very grateful.”
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