Jacksonville, FL — In that time, he tells Action News Jax reporter Ryan Nelson, he spent two weeks on a ventilator, after losing the ability to breathe on his own.
Smith tells us he was on the verge of death at one point in his battle with COVID-19 and says doctors weren’t sure he would survive when he was at his worst.Smith tells us he’ll never forget his ICU nurse, Lorine Wilson.
Wilson tells Action News Jax she arranged for Smith’s mother and fiance to speak to him by phone while he was in the ICU.
Wilson tells Action News Jax doctors and nurses working around the clock, treatment options like plaquenil and azithromycin, and loved ones speaking to Smith by phone, all played roles in his recovery.
Smith tells us he’ll be getting married in May.
#WATCH: Cole Smith, 24, beat #COVID19, then danced on his way out of @BaptistHealthJx Medical Center South as medical staff cheered. He was on a ventilator for two weeks. #Jacksonville #Florida #News #Coronavirus @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/OSvDwKKW5f
— Ryan Nelson (@RyanANJax) April 23, 2020
