91-year-old Tucson man recovering after fight with COVID-19

A 91-year-old veteran is recovering at home after six days in the VA hospital.

RECOVERING AT HOME -- AFTER 6DAYS IN THE V-A HOSPITAL.

NINEON YOUR SIDE'S BRIAN BRENNANHAS MORE ON HIS STRUGGLE --WITH THE VIRUS -- AND HOW THEFAMILY IS NOW COPING.BRIAN BRENNAN 32-41 THE FAMILYWE SPOKE TO SAYS COVID-19 HASBEEN A REAL STRUGGLE FOR THEMBUT THEY ALSO WANT PEOPLE TOKNOW THERE IS REASON TO HAVEHOPE.

(((PHOTOS))) BLAS VARGASIS AN AIR FORCE VETERAN.

HES91 YEARS OLD WITH COPD ANDHEART DISEASE.

RECENTLY HEWENT TO THE HOSPITAL FORPNEUMONIA AND TESTED POSITIVEFOR COVID-19.

MARK VARGAS SON5:47-59 HE HAS LANDED IN THEHOSPITAL OVER THE LAST COUPLEYEARS A FEW TIMES AND WHENTHAT HAPPENS WE KNOW ITSCRITICAL BECAUSE OF HISEXISTING CONDITIONS.

SON- MARKVARGAS -SAYS EVERYTHING THEYSAW ON THE NEWS AND HEARD FROMDOCTORS HAD THEM SCARED& BUTHIS FATHER WASNT GOING TOTHROW IN THE TOWEL.

MARKVARGAS 8:03-8:10 HES LIKE ANAVY SEAL HES GOT THEATTITUDE OF IF IM GOING DOWNIM GOING DOWN FIGHTING.

WETALKED TO MARK FROM A SAFEDISTANCE ON SPEAKER PHONE.

HESAYS HIS FATHER IS BACK FROMTHE HOSPITAL- QUARANTINING INHIS ROOM.

IT WAS A BATTLE& BUTHES RECOVERING.

THEY THINGREMDESIVIR HELPED TURN THINGSAROUND.

MARK VARGAS SON11:13-19 I GUESS WHEN THEY DIDTHAT, THAT STABILIZEDEVERYTHING, BECAUSE ALL OF ASUDDEN THINGS CHANGED.

MARKSAYS THE VIRUS HAS SPREADBEYOND HIS DAD.

HIS82-YEAR-OLD MOTHER TESTEDPOSITIVE AFTER A FEVER ANDFLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. HE AND HISBROTHER ALSO LIVE IN THE HOMEAND HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER AWEEK FOR RESULTS.

MARK VARGASSON 12:57-13:08 THEY CALLEDAND SAID YOUR MOM IS POSITIVESO WE ARE DEALING WITH THATBUT ME AND MY BROTHER STILL TOTHIS DAY HAVENT GOTTENRESULTS.

THERE ARE MANYUNKNOWNS ABOUT THIS DISEASE&BUT MARK SAYS HIS FAMILY WANTSPEOPLE TO KNOW THERE IS HOPE.MARK VARGAS SON 14:52-15:00ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY IFTHEY GO IN YES THERE IS HOPE,(((COVER WITH PHOTO))) //15:28- BECAUSE HE CAME OUT.BRIAN BRENANNKGUN 9 ON YOURSIDE.LET'S MOVE TO WEATHE