ESPN faculty football analyst Kirk Herbstreit shared that his son, Zak, arrived dwelling from the hospital Wednesday just after working with an unspecified coronary heart challenge. He also shared that his son, a junior restricted finish at Ohio Condition, will have a very long road to recovery.
“Just an update on Zak. He arrived property yesterday from the medical center and is pleased to be with his spouse and children,” Kirk Herbstreit wrote in a tweet. “With that becoming mentioned, like I described previously, this is a long method. Will acquire months to see how his coronary heart is responding to his medicine. We are hopeful he will be alright but for now we are vigilant and in prayer.
“I genuinely wanted to thank ALL the people that have arrived at out worried about Zak,” he ongoing. “It has been mind-boggling to see such outpouring of love and very well wishes. The tweets-texts-calls have been incredibly strong and appreciated. Thank you for your ongoing prayers-Zak is an upbeat positive particular person by mother nature and is on the lookout forward to experience significantly superior in the long run. God bless all of you and thank you once more for your concern around our son Zak.”
Ahead of that, Zak said in a statement he was hospitalized Friday soon after undergoing a number of exams. The ESPN analyst appeared on the The Pat McAfee Show Thursday where he added that professional medical staff at first assumed he experienced pneumonia simply because he had fluid in his lungs. But that turned out to not be the situation.
Kirk did not give details, but he claimed regardless of what his son is dealing with “came out of nowhere” and there have been “very number of indicators.”
“We experienced a setback with Zak past Friday and the final week or so has been a authentic whirlwind..
He's at residence in very good spirits and it's gonna be a long course of action to see how his heart responds”
All of the optimistic vibes @KirkHerbstreit 🙏🙏#PMSLive pic.twitter.com/fDdQH6ca76
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 22, 2023
