Massachusetts man returns home for 1st time in 7 months after contracting EEE virus
Updated: 6:22 PM EST Mar 3, 2020
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MILDER THAN AVERAGE OVERALL. >> A STORY OF SURVIVAL YOU WILL ONLY SEE ON 5 TONIGHT. A ROCHESTER MAN, BATTLING TRIPLE E SINCE LAST SUMMER IS FINALLY BACK HOME TONIGHT. >> HE WAS ONE OF SEVERAL VICTIMS OF THE MOSQUITO BORNE VIRUS CAUSING CONCERN HERE ALL SUMMER LONG. NEWSCENTER 5’S NICHOLE BERLIE HAS A LOOK AT HIS ROAD TO RECOVERY. >> A PARTY ATMOSPHERE IN ROCHESTER TODAY. CELEBRATING THE END TO A CHAPTER THAT WAS FAR FROM JOYOUS. >> A LOT OF DEPRESSING DAYS >> ROB HILLER IS MOVING AND TALKING A LOT SLOWER THESE DAYS BUT THIS IS A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT. >> I DIDN’T THINK THE DAY WOULD COME THE 65-YEAR IS OFFICIALLY HOME AFTER A 7-MONTH BATTLE AGAINST THE DEADLY TRIPLE E VIRUS WHICH HE CONTRACTED FROM A MOSQUITO BITE LAST AUGUST. >> WE WATCHED HIM DECLINE RAPIDLY AND THEN IT WAS BASICALLY SAYING GOODBYE, SO SEEING HIM HERE IS A MIRACLE >> IT’S BEEN A LONG ROAD: HILLER SPENT 19 DAYS IN A COMA NEARLY DIED THEN SPENT MONTHS RE-LEARNING HOW TO DO MANY OF THE BASICS. >> HE STARTED AT TOBEY WENT TO FAULKER, BRIGHAM AND WOMENS FOR ANOTHER SIX WEEKS >> THIS IS A DAY THAT FAMILY, FRIENDS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WANTED TO BE A PART OF. >> THEY’VE BEEN WITH US ALL THROUGH THIS STEP BY STEP >> TODAY WAS I’M ECSTATIC ABOUT TODAY >> I’M ENTIRELY GRATEFUL FOR BEING ALIVE AND HAVING THIS MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILY I’M JUST GRATEFUL >> THE JOURNEY’S NOT OVER FOR ROB, HE STILL HAS MONTHS OF REHABILITATION BUT HIS FAMILY’S JUST HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BACK HERE AT HOME. REPORTING IN ROCHES
Massachusetts man returns home for 1st time in 7 months after contracting EEE virus
Updated: 6:22 PM EST Mar 3, 2020
The 65-year-old spent that time shuttling between different hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
The 65-year-old spent that time shuttling between different hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
