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Thommy Schmelz Leaves Mallorca Hospital and Returns Home After ICU Ordeal

Doctors expect about a year of antifungal therapy during his outpatient recovery.

Overview

  • His wife announced in an Instagram video that he is back home, with local reports confirming his discharge from the Palma hospital.
  • He was treated for a severe fungal infection in the lungs with heart complications, spending weeks in intensive care and briefly in an induced coma.
  • His condition is no longer life-threatening, yet he remains very weak, sleeps much of the day, and cannot resume normal daily activities.
  • According to his wife, physicians foresee roughly a year of antifungal medication alongside continued rehabilitation, with a wheelchair organized for short outings.
  • Chronic issues affecting his heart, liver, kidneys, and pancreas complicate his recovery, and a friend from Germany is staying to support the couple while his spouse works.