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Responsive & Conscious, Mark Coleman’s First Words From Hospital After Saving Family From Fire Eases Fears

Published 03/14/2024, 12:52 PM EDT

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Mark Coleman has proven time and time again why he’s a living legend. In recent news, Coleman was caught in a house fire. According to reports, the fire started in the kitchen but the exact cause of it hasn’t been found. Regardless, Coleman did what only a hero could.

He kept inside the house and evacuated his family members even if he had to do it on his back. Unfortunately, by the end of it, he was too hurt and exhausted. By the time seven different fire departments reacted to the situation, Coleman’s condition was already bad and he had to be flown to a hospital. Now, things are finally looking up.

Mark Coleman has fought back

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Mark Coleman was hospitalized and was in grave condition after the house fire incident in his Ohio home. He was gravely injured because he tried to rescue his dog from the house fire but in the end, he wasn’t able to do so. This led to the loss of the beloved pet but Coleman had still successfully saved his family.

Recently, his daughter, Kenzie took to Facebook to let the fans and everyone else know that Coleman had finally woken up. In fact, he was breathing fine and also talking to everyone around them. “Update: this is Kenzie,” she captioned the Facebook video.

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“God is good. Miracles do happen. Our dad is breathing on his own. We want to thank you all for the love and support from the bottom of our hearts,” she said. More updates are awaited but in the clip, the former fighter can be seen overjoyed from the pleasant surprise.

He could be heard celebrating his health and recovery and that he was able to save his parents from the fire. However, he was still emotional about not being able to save his dog from the flames. He noted how he began having trouble breathing by the end of it all. For now, his condition looks stable. Hopefully, his previous health issues don’t create bigger complications.

Coleman’s previous heart attack

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Mark Coleman previously had health issues back in 2020 when he managed to get himself to a hospital after experiencing intense pain in the chest and arms. The doctors picked out that he was experiencing heart complications and a heart attack soon came by. Thankfully, he was well looked after due to an early response.

He has also been rather open about his struggles with alcoholism before. In 2021, he noted that he is trying to be sober and that alcohol is something that never did any good to anyone. Now, after fighting the fire, he is back on the road to recovery.

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Fans and professionals are all praying for the legend’s speedy recovery. Hopefully, we’ll keep hearing good news from the Coleman family as the week progresses.

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Prit Chauhan

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Prit Chauhan is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. His portfolio shows him as the go-to event coverage writer at ES and his work on UFC 297 is proof of the same. As an experienced writer and a longtime MMA fan, Prit’s strong suit lies in telling the relatively unknown and more personal stories of fights and fighters.
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