'Dead' for 90 seconds, Liberty Hill man celebrates life following heart transplant

LIBERTY HILL, Texas (KXAN) -- Brandon Ring worried about his breathing. Over a few days, he noticed it was growing harder to take in air. His wife, Courtney, asked him to go get checked out.

Brandon Ring works in tech from home. He never expected to spend a third of a year in a hospital trying to save his heart. (Credit: Ed Zavala/KXAN)

A few hours later, his pulse skyrocketed and this his blood pressure dropped to zero.

"All in all, he was dead, so to speak, coded for a good 90 seconds," Courtney Ring said.