Rasmus Dahlin opened up about a serious health scare his fiancée endured this summer in Europe.
In a statement posted Friday morning to the Sabres’ social media channels, Dahlin went into detail regarding the health issues that resulted in his fiancee, Carolina Matovac, receiving a heart transplant this summer in France.
“Without her receiving lifesaving CPR, the result would have been unimaginable. It is hard to even think about the worst-case scenario,” Dahlin wrote in the statement.
She had what Dahlin described in the statement as “major heart failure” while they were on vacation in France, and she was in intensive care until she ultimately received a heart transplant. The Sabres confirmed Matovac is currently in Sweden.
In the statement, Dahlin thanked the medical and rehabilitation staffs at Hospital Centre of Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, Hopitaux Universitaires in Marseilles, France, and Sahlgrenska Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden.
“While Carolina is still working through her rehabe to return to be with me in Buffalo, she has demonstrated an incredible determination, spirit, positivity and resilience that I am in awe of,” Dahlin wrote. “This has been the most challenging chapter of our lives, however, it is something that we have learned so much from.”
The full statement from Dahlin and Matovac can be found on the Sabres’ website.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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