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He developed sepsis and an immune disorder that affected his nervous system. I never thought I d make it out of the hospital,” Cisneros said. “There were my times of doubt. Thank God I m here and I m really grateful.
Cisneros said he has no idea how he got infected but added he treated four or five COVID-19 patients a day as a paramedic.
As a patient, his condition seemed to grow worse by the day. I couldn t swallow,” Cisneros said. “. I had to eat through a tube for like four weeks. I couldn t stand at all. I couldn t even dial my phone.
Cisneros came down with a lung disease and ended up getting a double lung transplant three years ago.
He went back to work six months later.
When the coronavirus hit, he kept at it, working extra days, despite being at higher risk because of his lung transplant. He knew how bad they needed the medics on the streets and everyone is shorthanded because of the COVID and the pandemic,” Gail Cisneros said.
Then, last month, Cisneros got sick with COVID himself.
His wife thinks he probably got it at work even though he was careful to always use protective equipment. The family rarely went out and had their groceries delivered, she said.