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Florida, has a very simple message, get vaccinated and avoid the pain and agony that he and his family went through. meet terry greer, an athletic orlando elementary school pe teacher who loves the students who nicknamed him coach beard. his two boys and his wife stephanie. >> i am extremely lucky. i'm extremely blessed. >> reporter: blessed to be alive after surviving a 72-day battle with covid-19 that started in mid-january. when vaccines in florida were not available for people in their 40s. greer says he went from being healthy, taking precautions to prevent covid, to in a matter of days d...

>> my wife, you know, told me like we've got to do this. just something kicked in where i had to start fighting and i fought hard. >> because once we got him in the fight, he likes to win. >> reporter: after two months he turned a corner, entering intensive rehabilitation, having to relearn how to do basic tasks. >> trying to put a sock on with two hands was impossible. my brain is saying, this is what you're supposed to do, but my body is saying, no, you can't. >> reporter: coach beard still can't run like he used to, but he starts teaching today for the first time in months and he has a less...

Dad may not come home. >> reporter: wise words from a man with a big beard and a big he heart. >> you know, john, when coach beard got covid the vaccine was not available to people in his age group. that's why his message is very simple, that now people don't have an excuse. it's very easy to get this vaccine and it's effective. so his message, again, is get vaccinated. >> wow. we are to happy for coach beard, as you call him. today is going to be such an important day for him to get back to school. i sure hope that the kids and faculty members and parents there do everything to keep themselve...