SAN ANTONIO ā A San Antonio nurse who was in a medically induced coma for 56 days after testing positive for COVID-19 is showing signs of improvement after coming out of the coma.
Justin Vine was hospitalized on June 30 at Northeast Baptist Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.
Vineās wife said he was placed on a ventilator, given a plasma donation and remdesivir. He began showing improvements late last month.
āI stayed on the ventilator for 56 days. It was just a waiting game, really. And just a miracle, to be honest with you, that Iām even here. The doctor had told my wife I didnāt have much more time,ā Vine said.
āVery happy to be with him because I couldnāt see him for two months, and just being here with him, itās a blessing,ā said Esther Aguayo, Vineās wife.
Vine is still in the hospital but has since recovered from COVID-19.
He said he is scheduled to start rehab on Thursday and looks forward to seeing his children when he gets out of the hospital.