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For dough individual, and despite a hard-fought fight with the virus, michael died on thursday, his fiancee jessica was beside his side when he passed away. one of the last text messages is -- i should have gotten the damn vaccine. it's a sentiment sadly we're hearing all too often as this claims more and more lives. jessica joins me now. first of all, you know, there's no words in a situation like this. i'm so sorry for your loss. i can't imagine what you and your family are going through. first and foremost, how are you doing now? >> really, it comes and goes, really. it still feels surreal,...

It's okay. >> i would start by saying you have a beautiful kiddo sitting on your lap right there. >> this is our youngest. >> he far more quieter than my children are. hey, buddy. tell us a bit what michael was like as a person? >> michael, i mean, he was larger than life. not just because of how big he was. he would caulk into a room of strangers and walk out having been invited to somebody's wedding. his smile, as lopsided as it was, was infectious his whole personal was a gentle giant. >> i know this is complicated to talk about, but our understanding is he wasn't vaccinated, he was relucta...

We're extraordinarily sorry for what you've been through. is there any last thing you would want to say about michael as the person? i think everybody is trying to take lessons, but one of to wrap it up? >> mike was the kind of person that everybody should strive to be. he was kind, he was gentle, giving, he was funny. he was just larger than life. he was everything. he was a great person. >> yeah. i don't think there's any question, the way you describe him. jessica, we're so sorry for your loss. >> thank you. >> we're also extraordinarily grateful for sharing your story. it's extremely, extr...

Michael freedy went on vacation to san diego with his fiancee and their kids. but when he went to the hospital with what he thought was a severe sunburn, he was instead diagnosed with covid and he died just days later. his fiancee is heartbroken. >> he was only 39. our babies now don't have a dad. you can't say i'm young and it won't affect me, because it will. but i was able to call him before they took him in, and he was on the phone and i was able to hear him. and i was like, please keep fighting, don't give up. he said, i'm trying to fight, but they're going to intubate me and put me under...