But a trip to the doctor revealed an affliction far more serious than a surplus of pounds. Hickey, the state lawmaker and pastor for Church at the Gate in Sioux Falls, was diagnosed this fall with pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious and deadly disease with no known treatment, the Argus Leader reported.
His only long-term hope is a lung transplant. Hickey's on the waiting list for new lungs but doesn't expect to receive one for several years. He's hoping he doesn't need it sooner.
"There's a window of time. They don't want to wait too long, but they don't want to do it too early," Hickey said.
He's trying to stay positive about the disease, in which scar tissue in the lungs gradually decreases their capacity to provide air for the body.
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