{"id":13312,"date":"2024-07-15T21:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13312"},"modified":"2024-07-15T21:14:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:14:00","slug":"dad-20-left-in-coma-after-vaping-too-much-at-work-told-he-could-die-before-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13312","title":{"rendered":"Dad, 20, left in coma after ‘vaping too much at work’ told he could die before 40"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bouncer James Johnson was simply vaping as ‘something to do’ before his lung stopped working<\/h2>\n

A dad who ended up in a coma after \u2018vaping too much at work\u2019 was told he could die before the age of 40.<\/p>\n

At just 20 years old, James Johnson was rushed to intensive care and diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia due to chemicals from\u00a0vapes\u00a0<\/a>getting into his lungs.<\/p>\n

Working as a nightclub bouncer, the man would constantly toke on his \u00a312 vape during his long night shifts simply as \u2018something to do\u2019.<\/p>\n

After previously having one vape last only two days, James now only has one working lung.<\/p>\n

The Blackpool bloke started vaping around 18 months ago, despite his mates warning him not to. A dad to a seven-month-old baby girl, he just \u2018fobbed it off\u2019 as he believed \u2018nothing would happen to him\u2019.<\/p>\n

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James forgot he had a daughter when he woke up from a coma. (SWNS)<\/cite><\/div>\n

But he couldn\u2019t have been any more wrong as one evening he suddenly started throwing up blood.<\/p>\n

James then can\u2019t remember anything else but waking up from a coma after his heart stopped before spending a stint in hospital. And when he did wake up, he didn\u2019t know who his partner was or that he had a daughter.<\/p>\n

“It was very mentally straining in hospital but the first couple of weeks, I didn’t know I was there,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

“I couldn’t walk for the first couple of weeks and it was even worse because I was awake and couldn’t talk, walk or eat.”<\/p>\n

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He now only has one functioning lung. (SWNS)<\/cite><\/div>\n

The man was then diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia and doctors discovered that when he vaped, chemicals were going into his lungs and filling them up with pus.<\/p>\n

His right lung was \u2018a lot worse\u2019 and \u2018too late to save\u2019 but luckily, his left lung is functioning.<\/p>\n

“There’s not many people who survive pneumonia but luckily I was young and I was able to pull through,\u201d James added.<\/p>\n

“A lot of people can live with one lung, but it’s about how I make different life choices.<\/p>\n

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He was told he could die by 40 if he started vaping again. (SWNS)<\/cite><\/div>\n

“If I go back to vaping or smoking or I don’t look after my body, then I won’t make it past 40. To be honest, I’m glad I found out now because it could have happened in ten or 20 years and my body wouldn’t have been fit enough to survive it.”<\/p>\n

Once he\u2019s fully recovered, the dad is going to take part in a\u00a0charity boxing match<\/a>\u00a0to raise money for\u00a0Cancer<\/a>\u00a0Research\u00a0UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plus, he\u2019s now encouraging others to educate themselves on what exactly they are vaping.<\/p>\n

James said: “Read up about what you are smoking before you smoke it.<\/p>\n

“Don’t think that because of your age, that it won’t happen to you.<\/p>\n

“I am only 20 years old and I nearly lost my life.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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