It was quite a homecoming for Rob Alongi, who was put on a ventilator and his family told he may not survive COVID in Oct. 2021 But nine months and a double lung transplant later, the New Jersey dad went home to hug his family for the first time in months
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"We were told many times he wasn’t going to make it. I was called a couple of nights…'Just to let you know, you’ll probably get a call from us at 2 a.m. that he passed,'" she said. Alongi was placed in a medically induced coma for five months. Then in February, Cynthia saw a Tik Tok of a man who had received a double lung transplant at the University of Florida’s Shands Hospital."I became the mother I never wanted to be: an absentee mother. I’m a stay-at-home mom, this is the first time I've ever been away from my children," said Cynthia.He underwent a successful lung transplant in April, and spent the next three months in recovery and rehab.
"I don’t know how I can convey thank you for the second chance I've been given," Alongi said, adding that he has since been vaccinated. The couple said they’re also grateful to their neighbors for welcoming them home, and to their family who took leaves of absence from work to stay with their sons.
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