Former Celtic Scot Pollard is recovering after a successful heart transplant

Scot Pollard is finest remembered for his time on Survivor. Nonetheless, he was as soon as a part of the Boston Celtics 2008 championship-winning roster. He’s an 11-year NBA veteran. But, these achievements have meant little to him and his household in current months.

As a substitute, the 6-foot-11 property salesman has been battling for his life. Pollard, 49, has a genetic coronary heart subject. It was inflicting his coronary heart to beat 10,000 additional occasions per day. His well being was quickly degenerating. And so, he and his docs made the choice for him to stay within the hospital, underneath the watchful eye of his important care docs, as he and his household prayed for a donor.

On Friday, Feb. 16, Pollard’s spouse, Daybreak, offered an replace on his well being. The information was welcomed. Pollard has acquired a profitable coronary heart transplant and is at the moment recovering on the Vanderbilt College Medical Heart.

“Scot needed me to let everybody know that the pre-heart transplant hair is gone, it’s go time!” Daybreak up to date on X, previously generally known as Twitter. “Please hold the prayers coming for Scot, the surgeons, for the donor and his household who misplaced their cherished one. This donor gave essentially the most superb present of life and we’re without end grateful.”

Daybreak has since shared additional updates on Pollard’s restoration, with one video displaying the previous Celtics massive man already in a position to get up and stroll.

The street to a full restoration will possible be lengthy and arduous for Pollard. The dangers of a coronary heart transplant and the toll it should tackle the physique are each troublesome to grasp. Happily, he’s receiving skilled medical care and is clearly displaying good indicators so quickly after his operation.

Pollard entered the NBA in 1997, being drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the nineteenth general decide. He spent 5 years with the Sacramento Kings, three years with the Indiana Pacers, one 12 months with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and ended his profession with the Celtics throughout their championship season.

As a participant, Pollard was a fiery competitor. He was an agitator. He performed with physicality and goal. Those self same traits have been additionally clearly displayed throughout his time on Survivor. As such, it’s possible he approaches his restoration with the identical fireplace, dedication and grit that he has taken into all features of his life. If he does that, it received’t be lengthy till he’s out of hospital and again on his toes.

Happily, his social media accounts will hold us all up to date on how issues are going.