Bodybuilder Andrew Jones (in 2016), who was suffering from heart failure, was taken to hospital for a transplant and instead came out with a mechanical heart device carried in a backpack, becoming known as the ‘fitness model without a pulse.’
Discover the viral sensation spreading across the internet. Check out the community’s top reactions below.
Top Reddit Reactions
“Sounds like an LVAD, which people have until a heart is available for a transplant. Its a pump and they dont have a normal pulse because its continuous flow.”
“He got his transplant 9 1/2 years ago. Looks very healthy and fit on his IG page without that bag.”
“A lot of people dont know how “sticky” some medical devices are. I mean that once you start using a wheelchair, it’s really difficult to maintain the muscle tone needed to walk and how hard it is to regain.
Look at how healthy he is. Laying in bed with a heart pump machine, he would have wasted away, not just putting his life on pause but making recovery so much harder, and harder to stay healthy enough for surgery (open heart is no cakewalk).
In so many ways this tech is life changing. I love it.”