Jackson Memorial Hospital Nurse, Who Battled COVID For 3 Months, Urges Vaccinations
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A South Florida nurse is finally home after three months in the hospital battling COVID-19.
He said he hadn't been able to get the vaccine yet after dealing with repeated cases of bronchitis.He even said he'd been planning to get the vaccine the week he tested positive.
The nurse and husband of 27 years spent three months in the hospital and were intubated for 26 days.
His recovery included re-learning basic things like how to walk.
"Just to sit up and put your clothes on and brush your teeth and go to the bathroom, it was very difficult at first," said Jennifer Gomez, Olano's occupational therapist.
On Friday, Olano headed home to the cheers of his doctors and nurses at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
He now has a message for everyone to get vaccinated, he said.
"The message is you should go ahead and do it," Olano said Friday. "Don't wait."
