'Thank you so much, and God bless everybody in the medical field.'Ĭastro said he's worried about the hospital bills. 'You saved one, and that's me, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart,' Castro said. Through the fear, he remains grateful for his angels in gowns. 'I still feel scared, I still feel paranoid,' he said. Castro admits he has trouble walking and the fear of the virus still lingers. 'I'm so thankful that I'm here with my family and kids.' 'I just have this outlook in life, and I just realized that God is giving me a second chance,' Castro said. On Tuesday, once everyone completed their isolation, Castro was finally able to spend time with his girlfriend and children. His girlfriend had also tested positive for COVID-19 and was quarantined. Tears of joy, of course.'īut he had to keep his distance he said he was told to quarantine after leaving the hospital. 'As I was getting into the car, I saw my daughter, and I broke down,' Castro said.

On March 30, his prayers were answered, and nurses rolled him out in a wheelchair from the hospital. During his darkest times, nurses prayed with him and shared words of encouragement. He said his doctors and family were his motivation to keep fighting.

'My hardest thing is being alone, not being able to communicate with anybody,' Castro said. Castro said he wasn't sure he would make it to his 35th birthday, on April 5.ĭue to the new virus, he wasn't allowed to have visitors. He vividly remembers the sleepless nights and fighting to breathe as COVID-19 attacked his body. 'Multiple times, I would pray and think to myself, 'Please do not let this be the last time I see my kids,'' Castro said. He spent 10 days at the hospital and several in a medically induced coma. Due to his grave condition, he was transferred to UCHealth Medical Center in the Rockies.

Castro said things got bad quickly, and his girlfriend took him to the hospital in Greeley. When he went to visit his primary doctor, he gave Castro a note to get tested for the new virus. He expected a race against the clock, but not a fight for his life.Ĭastro said he initially thought it was the flu, a cold or his asthma acting up.

'I was running every day, hitting the gym harder every time and the illness hit me,' Castro said. EVANS, Colo.- A father in a fight against the novel coronavirus says his prayers were answered after spending nearly two weeks at a Loveland hospital and several days in a coma.Įrnesto Castro, 35, was training for a marathon when he got sick.

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