It was a little more than six weeks ago when Brian Robinson started to get sick.
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“We thought it was just another cold, but we did have the virus in the back of our minds,” he said.
Robinson consulted with his doctor, got some fever medicine and was tested for coronavirus.
But before he could get the results back for the test, which eventually were positive for the coronavirus, he was rushed to Riddle Hospital.
“If my wife hadn't taken me to the hospital when she did, I wouldn't have made it, because I lost capability to breathe on my own a few minutes after I got to the ER,” he said.
The 53-year-old Philadelphia native spent three weeks in a paralyzed comatose state, receiving 100% oxygen from a ventilator until he finally woke up.
“I had some hallucinations, picturing some things moving around in the room, not knowing where I was, and not being able to talk to anybody,” he explained.
After he woke up, he had to start dialysis and rehabilitation.
“My legs were not working, and all that I was thinking about was being confined to a wheelchair or a walker, and not being able to walk again, and that was really scary,” he said.
On Tuesday morning, Robinson was able to walk out of Bryn Mawr Rehab on his own, but he's still working on getting all of his mobility back.
“I really think this is a miracle for me and a blessing from God, giving me another chance,” he added.