In 2000,Ty Pennington started his TV career on “Trading Spaces.
Unfortunately, just days before the show started airing that July, Pennington experienced an unexpected medical emergency.
While he hoped medication could help, medical professionals deemed the situation was more serious.
“I was intubated and flown to the ICU in Denver,” Pennington explained onInstagram.
A significant abscess was causing the problem, and surgery was required.
Months later, the TV carpenter shared a positive lesson from his frightening experience.
“I think we all want to confirm we’ve done things to be remembered.”
Pennington loves creating art, and he’s been taking time for personal projects.
In April 2024, he treated his social media followers to a sped-up video of him creating a picture.
Pennington was likely referring tohis wife, Kellee Merrell, as the person who is with him.
The couple has been married since November 2021.
Pennington was also appreciative of all the well-wishes he received from fans while he recovered from his health scare.
“It feels so nice to be that loved.”
Fortunately, Pennington’s recovery was fairly quick following his surgery.
Just ten days after he left the hospital, he was cleared to return to work.
“Not to be cheesy but feeling super grateful for this life,” he wrote onInstagram.
In January 2023, the TV star posted a picture of himself reenacting a J.
Sadly, he never got to experience the next phase of modeling offers.
Pennington’s sunny personality and sense of humor also tipped the scales in his favor.
