49ers broadcaster Greg Papa spent 78 days in intensive care after a bone marrow transplant; six months later his ‘impossible dream’ comeback begins
- The damage to his lungs became so severe that he required supplemental oxygen simply to stand and walk short distances.
- At one point, even a trip to the bathroom left him struggling for breath, and he began considering whether he might eventually need a lung transplant.
- For much of the past year, the San Francisco 49ers radio announcer Greg Papa's world revolved around hospital rooms, medical charts and the exhausting uncertainty of whether he would ever return to the work that had defined four decades of his life.
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- The damage to his lungs became so severe that he required supplemental oxygen simply to stand and walk short distances.
- At one point, even a trip to the bathroom left him struggling for breath, and he began considering whether he might eventually need a lung transplant.
- For much of the past year, the San Francisco 49ers radio announcer Greg Papa's world revolved around hospital rooms, medical charts and the exhausting uncertainty of whether he would ever return to the work that had defined four decades of his life.
Sources: Times of India