HGTV Star Ty Pennington Rushed To Hospital & Intubated: He Could ‘Hardly Breathe’

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HGTV prima Ty Pennington suffered a large wellness scare that landed him in intensive care successful Colorado. The erstwhile Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host, 58, took to Instagram connected Friday, July 14, to stock the harrowing details of his ICU enactment with fans. In the post, helium revealed that he’d been astatine the Barbie premiere successful Los Angeles earlier heading to Colorado. Two days later, helium says, helium woke up and could “hardly breathe.” Ty shared 2 pics of himself successful the infirmary bed, 1 of which showed him unconscious with the breathing conduit inserted. Another photograph showed him walking the reddish carpet astatine the large pinkish premiere, rocking a tan suit and looking steadfast and happy.

“From the reddish carpet, to the ICU… this past week has been interesting!” the TV prima captioned the superior post.  “I’m good now, inactive recovering but I felt it looked weird that I hadn’t posted astir my teams #BOTB VICTORY!! 🙌🏼 SO freaking arrogant of @smashingdiy & @iamstevelewis !! Will station astir that adjacent 🤓🥳”

Ty went on, explaining the aesculapian emergency, which began Tuesday, and the pursuing hospitalization. “To shed immoderate airy connected wherefore I was MIA… Sunday I deed the reddish carpet for @barbiethemovie , Monday I flew to Colorado to commencement filming successful Breckinridge and Tuesday greeting I woke up astatine 4am and could hardly respire 😰Turns out, that sore pharynx Ive had for the past period was really an abscess which had grown truthful ample it was closing disconnected my airway. Next happening I know, I was intubated and flown to the ICU successful Denver. Wednesday I had country and yesterday day I was released from the ICU 🙌🏼”

Ty attended the ‘Barbie’ premiere successful Los Angeles earlier landing successful the ICU. (Shutterstock)

The HGTV big past thanked those progressive successful his attraction and recovery. “Thank you truthful overmuch to each the astonishing unit astatine St.Anthony’s successful Lakewood, CO & Summit Health successful Frisco for taking specified large attraction of maine 🙏🏼🙏🏼,” helium wrote.  “A large reminder to LISTEN to your assemblage erstwhile it’s telling you thing 😳😅 #justhappytobehere Also, adjacent done dense sedatives it’s bully to spot I was inactive successful the close framework of mind… (pic 4).”

The carpenter and erstwhile exemplary is champion known for his gig connected ABC’s monolithic world deed Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which helium hosted from 2003–2012. He garnered 2 Primetime Emmy Awards during his tally connected the show.

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