Racing To Recovery: Shane Hmiel’s 3rd Surgery Delayed; Updated 10/21 9:45PM

In a road to recovery that is going to take a long time, Shane Hmiel has been going through a lot following an accident in USAC qualifying. Hmiel has already gone through two successful surgeries, one for a broken neck and one for a broken back. Hmiel was expected to have a third surgery Friday morning at 8:00a.m. for a torn artery in his neck, however that surgery was postponed till Monday afternoon. According to his mom, the surgery got postponed on Friday due to irregular heartbeat and some buildup of yuck in his lungs. They removed the buildup, which allowed his breathing to be much smoother and easier. Today, however, the surgery has been postponed once again as he has pneumonia. They've got him on a special bed, which flips you f...

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