Sometimes residents or interns were the most attentive: Kudos to Dr. I met them all, from amazing nurses whose names I never learned to the physiotherapists and specialists who tended to my recovery from abject body-fail.

They say it takes 100 people to execute a successful solid organ transplant. (Yes, I had to look it up, too.) I would have to learn to walk again several times over. My xiphoid process stood out so far you could hang a scarf on it. I would lose a third of my booze-bloated body weight, ebbing to a skeletal 130 pounds as muscle tissue wasted away and I could not hold down any solid food. I would puke, cough and crap uncontrollably from infections ranging from CMV and C difficile to shingles, mononucleosis, aspergillosis, septic shock and COVID-19. With astonishing speed and luck, I would undergo two complete-organ liver transplants and an almost constant schedule of other procedures, from biopsies and draining of abdominal-cavity fluids to dialysis and invasive esophageal-tube examinations of my insides.

I would spend the next 18 months severely ill, sometimes close to death. Sign up to our daily Showbiz newsletter here.It was late August of 2021. Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox. Let's take a further look at some of the most bizarre moments that have been aired over the years. The NBC show, which gained huge popularity in the UK as well as its base in the US, was filled with some of the most bizarre moments on television - with one episode even being pulled from airing due to its controversial outcry.įrom a man who married a horse, to a woman who broke a record sleeping with hundreds of people in a matter of hours, Jerry witnessed all sorts of crazy chaos on his show. 'He's irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humour will live on.'īut he certainly has left behind a huge legacy, and was most famously known for his chaotic and controversial Jerry Springer chat show, which aired for decades before it came off air at the end of 2018. Jerry Springer's cause of death revealed as chat show icon dies aged 79

Jerry Springer dies at 79 as family pay tribute to iconic talk show host His devastated loved ones confirmed in a statement that he was diagnosed with cancer several months ago, saying: 'Jerry's ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word. The late multi-talented American star passed away after a short battle with pancreatic cancer earlier this week, with his family confirming he died 'peacefully' at his home in Chicago. He was hailed as one of the most notable presenters on TV for many years, as Jerry Springer sadly passed away on Thursday last week at the age of 79.

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