Overview
- Rogers told Watch What Happens Live on December 9 that Olender is doing much better and urged viewers to throw away their vapes.
- Olender, 33, disclosed in a December 5 Instagram post that he was rushed to emergency care in London after severe chest pain and breathing difficulties.
- He wrote that specialists identified vape poisoning (EVALI) and said a coronary artery vasospasm reduced blood flow enough to cause a STEMI without a blockage.
- Olender said he spent a week in London hospitals seeing specialists and vowed he will never vape again.
- He described 24 hours of extreme pain despite multiple rounds of morphine, while co-star Captain Sandy Yawn and fans shared messages of support.