Ben Askren released from hospital after grueling double-lung transplant recovery

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Former UFC fighter Ben Askren announced he was released from a hospital Tuesday after a battle with severe pneumonia led to a double-lung transplant. 

The 40-year-old Askren posted a video update from his vehicle, which his wife Amy was driving after he was released from the hospital. 

On "day 59," Askren explained how he lost 50 pounds while being hospitalized. Even worse, he described coming close to dying. 

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UFC fighter Ben Askren waits for the start of a middleweight mixed martial arts bout between David Branch and Jared Cannonier at UFC 230, in New York, Nov. 3, 2018.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

"I’m out, with my beautiful wife. Supportive. Man, that was a long journey, and it’s not over because I still can’t really walk," Askren said in the video. "I [have to] keep reteaching myself to do that, among many other things. I guess I can make light of it because it was me, and I don’t really remember it. But Amy, how close was I to dying?"

After a pause, Askren’s wife responded, "Too close. A few times."

"Ah, man," Askren continued. "I don’t remember 35 days of this journey, but I think surgery was 24-25 days ago. It was hard, it was hard. And I said this already in one of my videos, but the support you guys gave me, whether it was sending a GoFundMe, whether it was helping my kids and wife get through it – I had friends from all over the country come to visit and hang out for a couple of days – it meant so much. It was so great to just have all this support and all the love, and hopefully I’m not in this situation again for a