Florida couple and son, 6, recovering from COVID-19

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – For Tallahassee residents, Trent and Irish Porter, 2020 could be the most unforgettable 12 months that they’d give something to neglect.

After years of coronary heart issues, Trent’s docs instructed him he would want to have a coronary heart transplant. By the early months of this 12 months, Trent was within the hospital ready and ready for an identical donor. Whereas ready, Trent and Irish realized his kidneys had been failing as nicely.

In February, at UF Well being Hospital in Gainesville, Trent bought phrase {that a} coronary heart and kidney had been out there, and on February 28, he bought a brand new coronary heart; a day later, he bought a brand new kidney.

His restoration was going nicely, then Irish started feeling unwell. She says it began in her again and shortly unfold to aches throughout. Her temperature spiked.  She had been contaminated with the COVID–19. Then, Trent went to the hospital for a routine post-surgery checkup. He realized he too was contaminated.

Medical doctors put Trent in a medically-induced coma to guard his new organs. In the meantime, Irish stayed residence to deal with the couple’s six-year-old son. Medical doctors consider he had been contaminated as nicely and labored around the clock on Trent. 

Trent responded to the therapy. He survived a coronary heart and kidney transplant and the coronavirus. Irish and the couple’s son additionally recovered.

Now they’re all cautiously searching for a happier and more healthy remainder of the 12 months. They are saying they’re very grateful to all of the docs and nurses working the entrance strains to save lots of lives. They are saying with out them, their complete household might have been worn out.