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Adam was hospitalized in October 2021 with Covid Pneumonia. Things went from bad to worse in a matter of days. He was hospitalized at Amery Hospital and clinic before he was transferred to Howard Young Medical Center to be put in an ICU. He was intubated and transferred to Froedtert Hospital to be placed on ECMO to give him a chance for his lungs to heal.
Unfortunately, things became worse and he was eventually taken off the ventilator because of the excessive bleeding due to a staph infection. He was 100% dependent on ECMO to live. Eventually they got the bleeding to stop and the ventilator was put back on. In January, they started waking him from a coma.
January 31st was the first time he walked since being hospitalized. At this time the doctors decided his only chance at life was a double lung transplant. So he pushed really hard to get strong enough to get listed and he did just that.
April 5th he received his gift. Many complications with the transplant. His lungs were scarred to his chest cavity, which cause a lot of bleeding. Many trips back into the OR to get the bleeding to stop. Things became stable. Due to his traumatic transplant – his right lung and the bruising and trauma done to it – he was relisted for a right lung.
He received a second gift on April 23rd. When he came out of the OR this time he was taken off ECMO six months to the day of being out on it. As of today he’s doing good. He’s weaning off the ventilator and hopefully be moved out of the ICU this week. He’ll then be move to the next wing and focus on therapy. When he can accomplish 3 hours of therapy a day, he’ll be moved to a rehab facility. I cannot wait till the day he comes home.
We the family and friends of Adam Hedlund are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live in Adam’s honor, to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.
We choose to fundraise for Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the GIVE button. And please share Adam’s campaign page on your social media platforms.
For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800.642.8399.
Thank you for your support!
Adam is HOME! After 15 months of ups and downs he’s finally home with his family!
Since the last update Adam got off the ventilator and moved out of the ICU. He’s been moved out to the floor for about a month now. As of November 22, 2022 after 407 days in the hospital he’ll be going into inpatient rehab. He’s so close to coming home!
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So thankful Adam is back home with his family and making progress. We wish Adam and his family all the best and wish Adam a full recovery. We vacation in the area and wanted to reach out to support the family. We enjoy our time in the Siren area.
Kathleen
Kathleen Hokemeir-Seim
My husband and son have trimmed hooves at your farm. They pray the next time they come you\'ll be there. John and I send our prayers. You are one tough family.
Peg Kuhl, John Kuhl, Tyler Kuhl
So glad to see you are home with your family! You are truly blessed by the grace of God!
I came down with COVID in October of 2020 & spent 50 days in the hospital, on a ventilator for a month, then a tracheotomy & feeding tube, then rehab.
I am Blessed beyond measure as my family came close to losing me. But God knew I was needed here more.
I\'ll continue to keep you & your family in my prayers!
Becky Heuer
Adam, you are an inspiration to the unvaccinated, knowing that we can survive through the miracle of modern medicine. May your recovery continue no matter how long it takes.
Ron Sewill
Wishing you and your family all the best and hope if you haven’t been already, that you are all vaccinated so this doesn’t happen again.
Anonymous
Hi Adam my name is Carl Pederson I have been following your story with my wife since we heard about it on Kare 11. I want to let you know you have been in our prayers and our thoughts. I pray for speedy recovery from covid. Like you, last December I came down with COVID too and on this date last year I was intubated for 2 months, during which time I suffered a stroke on my left side, Also during that time I had developed aARDS while in a coma and then also on my left hip my muscle grew bone into the muscle tissue and I also developed cataracts. Your situation is much more significant in nature than mine but I understand what you have been going through. I came home and may on May 21st and have been rehabbing since. It\'s been it\'s been slow it\'s a process I\'ve been told,
learning how to walk care for myself and all of that but I\'m doing better.
I would like to extend an offer to you and your family if you want next summer you\'re welcome to come to our town, I\'m the mayor of Pine City not that it matters but we have a very big nice new fishing pontoon and if you and your family would like to come visit us I would love, first to meet you and your family as my wife would well,, too, Then but also take your family on our lakes in town here and fish or just relax.
My phone number is 763-923-428. please feel free to call me When you are up to it and chat and let me know if you\'d like to take me up on my offer.
in the meantime you keep doing your work and I\'ll keep doing mine and we\'ll we\'ll see how well we can get by then!
again you take care you\'ve been in our thoughts and our prayers and you will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers Carl.
Myy email is CK p e d e r s o n@msn.com
Carl Pederson
Praying that the grace of God continues to guide you through to a healthy recovery.
Scott VanZandt
Revelation 21:4
Anonymous
We heard about your story on Spectrum News and wanted to support your family! Our best wishes for a full recovery and your family is all together every soon!
Kent/Debbie Sorensen
I read your story on KARE 11 News App. I am inspired by your determination to survive… both Adam in the hospital and your beautiful wife on the farm. May God Bless You.
Andy and Susie Steinhagen
Judy Hagen
Bob and judy Hagen
I read your story on the Kare11 website. All the best to you and your family for continued healing, strength, courage, perseverance and trying to maintain a sense of humor through it all. May God bless you
RuthAnn North
If you need any help on the farm my husband, brother in law, and I would be glad to lend a hand on the weekends!!
Johanna Pacheco
I saw your story on Kare 11 and I'm praying for your family.
Patricia Peterson
So sorry you all had to go through this. I hope this helps a little bit! And praise God that Adam has made it this far. - Aaron Krohnfeldt
Aaron Krohnfeldt
Sending thoughts and prayers for healing and strength.
Allie Jensen
We know Annie from our vacations at Hunky Dory. We were up visiting at Hunky Dory and we heard about Adam's sruggles and the fundraiser and we wanted to help out.
virginia corrigan
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Help Hope Live
Note in memo:
In honor of Adam Hedlund
Mail to:
Help Hope Live
2 Radnor Corporate Center
Suite 100
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA 19087
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