CNN Anderson Cooper 360 November 5, 2021 04:51:00
>> they put an oxygen mask on, cinched it down real tight. put the heart monitors on me. and then asked me if i wanted to be resuscitated. and i'm in total shock. then she said, i don't know if we can help you, but we're going to do all we can. >> reporter: did they spend time telling you what this virus was doing to your body or explaining what was happening? >> they showed me the chest x-ray, and the doctor said look, it's supposed to look like two black panels. what i'm looking at is two white sheets. >> this is a cat scan of his chest. this is the top parts of the lungs. you can already se...