FREDERIC, Wis. — In September, KARE 11 shared the story of Adam Hedlund, a western Wisconsin farmer diagnosed with COVID-19 last October. The former dairy farmer underwent two lung transplants after being connected to a ventilator.
Since then, it has been both a battle for him in the hospital and for his family at home. In some good news, last week, a year and a day after being hospitalized, Hedlund was moved out of the ICU.
Now, he no longer needs a trach and his wife, Annie, said that finally being able to talk with him is amazing. He remains on dialysis and is waiting for a dialysis bed at a rehab center.
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