Recovered COVID-19 patient meets President Trump

Recovered COVID-19 patient meets President Trump

AND HIS WIFE RACHEL..

TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19,RECOVERED, AND MET PRESIDENTTRUMP.

THE STORY THEY SHAREDWITH HIM... INCLUDEDDONATING BLOOD AND PLASMAFOR RESEARCH - AND LEARNINGAN IMPORTANT LESSON ABOUTTHE DANGERS OF SPREADING THEVIRUS.

2 WORKS FOR YOU'SCHRIS DIMARIA... SHOWS USWHY THEY SAY EVEN THESLIGHTEST SYMPTOMS... SHOULDBE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.DAVID MANGAN / RECOVEREDCOVID-19 PATIENT:"EVERYBODY THINKS 'CERTAINLYI'M NOT GOING TO GET IT, ICOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN IT, IJUST GOT THE FLU.'" THAT'SEXACTLY WHAT DAVID MANGANAND HIS WIFE RACHEL THOUGHTWHEN THEY CAME HOME FROMDENVER - IN EARLY MARCH.

BUTTWO DAYS AFTER THEY GOT BACK- THEIR SYMPTOMS ARRIVED.DAVID'S - ONLY SLIGHT.RACHEL'S - MUCH WORSE.SHORTLY AFTER, BOTH TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19.DAVID MANGAN / RECOVEREDCOVID-19 PATIENT: "MY WIFEHAD MODERATE TO SEVERESYMPTOMS. SHE WAS IN BEDMOANING, SHE COULDN'T GETOUT OF BED, SHE FELTHORRIBLE, AND FOR ME JUSTWATCHING THAT WAS WORSE THANTHE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS IHAD." THEIR THREE SONS - ALLAT THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA -WERE UNABLE TO COME HOME FORSPRING BREAK AS THEIRPARENTS STAYED INQUARANTINE.DAVID MANGAN / RECOVEREDCOVID-19 PATIENT: "THAT WASANOTHER CHALLENGE, HAVINGOUR KIDS THAT NEEDED TO COMEHOME, BUT THEY COULDN'T COMETO OUR HOME." WHILE THEYWERE RECOVERING, THE MANGANSDONATED BLOOD FOR ANANTIBODY STUDY.

AFTERBEATING THE VIRUS, THEYDONATED PLASMA FOR OTHERRECOVERING PATIENTS.

THEYTHOUGHT THEIR JOURNEY WASOVER - UNTIL THEY GOT ANEMAIL, INVITING THEM TO THEWHITE HOUSE..

TO MEET VICEPRESIDENT PENCE.

THEY JOINEDSIX OTHER SURVIVORS - ANDGOT A SURPRISE VISIT FROMPRESIDENT TRUMP.DAVID MANGAN / RECOVEREDCOVID-19 PATIENT: "WEREALLY HAD A UNIQUECAMARADERIE, BECAUSE WE HADALL BEEN THROUGH THEEXPERIENCE TOGETHER.

IT WASNICE TO SHARE OUR STORIES,AND REALLY FOR US THIS WASTHE FIRST NON-FAMILY HUMANINTERACTION WE HAD IN AMONTH." DAVID SAYS THE ROOM- AND THE PRESIDENT - WEREAS WELCOMING AS COULD BE.WHEN IT WAS HIS TURN TO TALK- DAVID SHARED HIS LESSON:EVEN THE SLIGHTEST SYMPTOMS,LIKE HIS, SHOULD BE TAKENSERIOUSLY.

ANYONE CANACCIDENTALLY SPREAD THEVIRUS, AND EVERYONE NEEDS TODO THEIR PART - BEFORE THEYGET SICK.DAVID MANGAN / RECOVEREDCOVID-19 PATIENT: "YOU CANBE PART OF THE SOLUTION,EVERYBODY CAN BE PART OF THESOLUTION BY JUST FOLLOWINGTHE GUIDELINES.

EVERYONEWORKING TOGETHER IS GOING TOBE NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR USTO GET THROUGH THIS." CHRISDIMARIA, 2 WORKS FOR YOU.AS LIFE GETS BACK TONORMAL... DAVID AND RACHELARE GETTING READY TOGRADUATE THEIR FIRST OFTHREE SONS FROM T-U... INWHAT WILL BE ASPECIAL CEREMONY.THE SALVATION ARMY BOYS ANDGIRLS CLUB... IS WORKING TO