Gospel Recording Artist Darwin Hobbs Hospitalized in Atlanta and on Strict Bed Rest
(Atlanta, GA - July 19, 2010) On Thursday, June 15, 2010, Imago Dei Music Group recording artist and famed worship leader Darwin Hobbs was taken to the hospital by his wife, Traci Hobbs, where he was diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs and admitted to an Atlanta hospital. "While traveling to the airport for a performance in the mid-west with his close friend Yolanda Adams , he became really short of breath...something just didn't seem right and I decided that we had better get this checked before we go any further," said Traci Hobbs. It was this insight that may very well have saved Darwin's life. Darwin recently underwent a very popular weight-loss procedure called gastric lap banding. Although the surgery itself was extremely successful-resulting in a 45 pound weight loss in just three months-he has developed complications of pulmonary emboli , a condition more commonly known as "blood clots" in the lungs. Doctors at St. Joseph ...