After heart transplant and months of rehab, Ron Kuker now back home
Local realtor Ron Kuker lies in a Houston hospital bed in the Intensive Care Unit before receiving a heart transplant. DEBBIE KUKER | COURTESY PHOTO
Ron Kuker is pictured two days after his heart transplant. DEBBIE KUKER | COURTESY PHOTO
The Kukers quickly ran out of space in the hospital room for all the plants, flowers, balloons and well wishes Lampasas friends sent during his recovery. DEBBIE KUKER | COURTESY PHOTO
It was a typical night when Ron Kuker went to bed on Oct. 4, 2022. He slept well until about 3:30 the next morning, and when he arose, he realized he was dizzy and got back in bed. Shortly after tucking himself back in, he said his “jaws started clenching up.”
“I’d always heard that if you have pain in your jaws, your jaws clentching up, you need to think heart attack,” Kuke...
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