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THORNTON, Colo. — After two years recovering from a severe case of COVID-19, a Thornton, Colorado man and his family are finally getting back to living a normal life.Gonzalez contracted a severe case of the coronavirus at the beginning of the pandemic, with doctors giving him a 1% chance of survival.“It was devastating. Not knowing what COVID-19 was, you just don't know what to expect. You don't know what's going to happen," said Jesus Gonzalez, his oldest son.
"Eventually, I came across a research paper. They were doing a trial in China doing a super high dose of steroids. I presented it to the doctors and at first, they said that it wasn't going to work," said Jesus Gonzalez. "I continued pushing it until eventually a different doctor [took over his care]. She's the one that said let's go for it," he said."There are no words to describe it. I looked at him and I was like, 'What's up, buddy? What's going on?' And he just looked back at me. And he just smiled," said Jesus Gonzalez.
This year, we paid them another visit. Jaime Gonzalez said his lungs have recovered nearly 80% and he no longer has to rely on portable oxygen.
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