The White House’s security director had to have his right foot and lower leg amputated after he contracted a serious case of COVID-19, according to a report.
Crede Bailey, the official in charge of the White House’s security office, tested positive for COVID-19 in September.
His battle against the virus in the months to follow “came at a significant cost: his big toe on his left foot as well as his right foot and lower leg had to be amputated,” his friend Dawn McCrobie wrote on a GoFundMe page she organized for him, Bloomberg first reported Monday.
“His family has staggering medical bills from a hospital stay of 2+ months and still counting in the ICU and a long road ahead in rehab before he can go home,” she wrote on Nov. 13. “When he does make it home there will be major changes necessary to deal with his new, and permanent, disability.”
Bailey will be getting fitted for a prosthetic leg soon, she added, according to the outlet.
President Donald Trump “has never publicly acknowledged [Bailey’s] illness,” and Bailey’s family “has tried to keep his illness private,” the outlet noted.
Bloomberg couldn't reach Bailey or his family members for comment on his illness. Several White House spokespeople, meanwhile, declined to comment.