Upstate officer recovers from COVID-19 after coma, stroke
THAN 15% CAME IN POSITIVE.IT’S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE ANUPSTATE OFFICERND A YOUNG FATHERFOUND HIMSELF BATTLINGCORONAVIRUS.THE PROGNOSIS WAS NOTOO GD.NO, IT WASN’T BUT WITH SUPPORTFROM FRIENDS FAMILY AND HIS NEWCO-WORKERS.HE MADE IT.THEY WONDER LIKE MET HIM TODAYAND SHE JOINS US LIVE WITH THELATEST ON HIS JOURNEY RENEE.CAROL MICHAEL HE SPENT TWOMONTHS IN A COMA BECSEAU OFCOVID-19 AND THE MAN I MET TODAYSAYS HE WANTS TO GIVE BACKO TTHE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY NEVERGAVE BACK ON HIM.OH SHERIFF MILLER DID ALL THATCHEROKEE COUNTY CALLS HIM AWALKING MIRACLE MAN CITY LIKETHIS IT IN LIKE NOT KNOWING IF IWAS GONNA COME BKAC TO SEE MYKIDS MY FAMILY COME BACK DOINGTHE JOB.I LOVE IT WAS JUST HEARTBREAKINGGIORGIO FOSTER WAS 29 YEARS OLDLAST YEAR WHEN HE FOUND HIMSELFON A VENTILARTO IN A COMAFIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.HE WAS A NEW EMPLOYEE.HE HAD ONLY BEEN WITH USOR FLESS THAN THREE WEEKS.SO WE HAD NO SICK LEAVE NOVACATION BUILT UP AND HE GOTCOVID-19 AND IT WAS VERY SERIOUSTHIS SHERIFF ORGANIZED A PRAYERWALK FOR THE DETENTION CENTEROFFICER IN SEPTEMBER BACK WHENTHINGS WEREN’T LOOKING GOOD.WE’LL GO FROM A CMAAL AND I SEENLIKE WHAT THE TRAIN DID IT FORME.I JUST STARTED CRYING SINCETHEN.HE SURVIVED A STROKE LEARNED TOWALK AGAIN AND BECAME ACERTIFIED OFFICER NOW.HE’S LOOKING TO SERVE HISCOMMUNITY AS A SHARE OF DEPUTYPINK COUGHY M COMMUNITY.I JUST THANK GOD FOR THIS.ALLOWED ME TO GIVE ME THISSECO CNDHANCE IN THISOPPORTUNITY.THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE RAISE MONEYTO COVER THE COST FOR HISMEDICAL INSURANCE AND OTHERBILLS AND NOW HE’S FOCUSED ONSTAYING HEALTHY SO HE CAN GO TOTHE ACADEMY L