NHL star Rasmus Dahlin’s fiancée suffered heart failure on vacation and had an emergency transplant.
The couple went away to France in the summer where Carolina Matovac began to feel ill.
Rasmus Dahlin’s wife Carolina Matovac was on life support[/caption]
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Carolina’s sickness quickly developed into something more serious.
Her life was only saved thanks to CPR, and she was on a life support machine in hospital for weeks.
They told their story in a statement released on teh buffaloes Sabres website.
It read: “While on vacation in France early this summer, Carolina began to feel sick for a few days, which quickly turned into her experiencing major heart failure.
“Fortunately, she received CPR on multiple occasions, and up to a couple hours at a time to keep her alive, which ultimately saved her life.
“Without her receiving lifesaving CPR, the result would have been unimaginable. It is hard to even think about the worst-case scenario.
“She was transferred to a hospital where she remained on life support for weeks before she was a beneficiary of a heart transplant while still in France.”
Dahlin has also spoken publicly since the incident and shared his appreciation to those who cared for his partner.
He said: “Without the incredible commitment, expertise, care, and sensitivity of all the people who treated Carolina, we would not be in the position that we are in today, with Carolina recovering well and on the path to a full recovery.
“While Carolina is still working through her rehab to return to be with me in Buffalo, she has demonstrated and incredible determination, spirit, positivity, and resilience that I am in awe of.
“This has undoubtedly been the most challenging chapter of our lives, however it is something that we have learned so much from.
“As Carolina continues to recover, I know she is going to attack rehabilitation with the same fighter spirit she always has.
“Along with our community in Sweden, both the Buffalo and hockey communities have embraced Carolina and I over the years, and we know they will continue to do so.
“Truly, we cannot say thank you enough for the continued support and we ask for continued privacy as Carolina continues on the path to a full recovery.”
