Overview
- Askren was discharged after a 59-day hospital stay following severe pneumonia and a life-saving double lung transplant
- He is now home with his wife and undergoing physical therapy to relearn walking and rebuild strength
- Amy Askren alerted fans to fake social media accounts using her identity to solicit money for his medical care
- Askren publicly refuted reports that any single celebrity paid his entire $2 million medical bill
- Local backers have organized fundraisers, including an August event at Culver’s of Wales donating 25 percent of sales to his recovery