Kim Pegula Health Issue Revealed
The Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres owner Kim Pegula suffered a serious health issue last summer, and her family kept it private for months. But now, we know a little bit more about how difficult the recovery process has been for her.
In a recent article for the Players’ Tribune, professional tennis player Jessica Pegula opened up about her mother’s health and wrote that her mom went into cardiac arrest last June. She shared that her mom still has memory loss and other side effects from the medical episode, but she continues to recover.
Her mother has aphasia and severe memory problems, but she is “improving every day” according to Pegula’s daughter. She also says that her mother has a long road ahead of her.
Jessica, who is the fourth-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, wrote about her mother’s condition for the first time in a piece that was published Tuesday by The Players’ Tribune. She told the story of how she and her sister, Kelly, performed CPR on Kim and saved her life after she had gone into cardiac arrest while she was asleep.
She writes that she chose to share her mother’s story publicly because she wanted to let the world know that it was possible for a woman to overcome a serious health problem. She also noted that her mother had never spoken about the incident and was shocked to find out how much she was affected by it.
“It was a very tough year for my family, but we are very grateful for all of the love and support from everyone around us,” she wrote. She also asked fans to respect her privacy.
In 2014, she and her husband Terry Pegula bought the Bills for $1.4 billion, which made them one of the biggest sports owners in the country. They also own the Buffalo Sabres and a number of other sports teams, including the National Lacrosse League’s Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks.
Upon their acquisition, Kim and Terry reorganized their sports franchises into Pegula Sports and Entertainment. Since then, she has helped launch a regional sports network and has acquired two more professional hockey teams.
She is the co-owner and president of both the Bills and the Sabres, as well as being a minority owner of several other closely held companies. In addition to her work as a businesswoman, she has been involved in the community and donated significant amounts of money to her alma maters.
She has been working to reprioritize her time, which has allowed her to take stock of the things that matter most to her. She has been able to spend more time with her kids, her grandchildren and her family’s dog, she wrote. She has also been focusing on her tennis career, which has earned her a spot in the top four of the WTA Tour rankings.
