Staff at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Enid, Oklahoma, lined the hallways for a celebratory sendoff for COVID-19 survivor Jimmy Blaser, who spent 35 days in the hospital fighting to overcome the novel coronavirus. Jimmy, 59, inspired everyone with his strength and resolve, exemplified by the hours he spent working with the physical therapy team preparing to go home.
“It started with a cold that got bad real fast,” says Jimmy of his experience. His first symptoms appeared after two relatives were diagnosed with COVID-19, who have since recovered. At first he assumed it was just a cold, but he began to feel worse and worse. His wife, Sabrina, watched her husband try to tough it out and finally convinced him he needed to go to the hospital.
