Doctors Call Broken Arrow Father ‘A Miracle’ After Grueling Months-Long COVID-19 Battle

A Broken Arrow father said he's had an awful time with COVID-19. He spent three months in the hospital, and now, nearly six months after that he's still feeling the long-haul effects.

Ross Freeman said he was given about a 20 percent chance to live, and doctors say he's a miracle. Now, he wants to be a voice for other COVID-19 survivors.

Ross Freeman got COVID in November, after his wife Jessica tested positive. The two said symptoms initially weren't bad, until one night Ross had trouble breathing.

"You could tell something was off," said Jessica Freeman.

The 55-year-old went to a hospital that night, and doctors said he needed to stay. He was rushed to the ICU.

"She said, do you want to say goodbye, because I don't know when you'll see him again," said Jessica.

"I don't remember anything after that," Ross said.

Ross spent nearly 50 days in the ICU and was on a ventilator most of the time. He had blood clots, had to get a pacemaker, and became septic at one point.

Doctors told Jessica that Ross had a small chance of survival, and at one point family said their goodbyes.

"Every time was the same," she said. "He's not doing very good."

But somehow, Ross made it out of the ICU, and spent more than a month in a long-term care facility.

"That's where I met several other COVID survivors," said Ross.

Ross said there were lots of issues and shortcomings he's encountered with insurance and other policies, and he plans to meet at the governor's office soon with other COVID long haulers to share their stories.

"I want to be an advocate and help myself and everybody who has been through this," Ross said.

More than anything, Ross hopes to inspire others to not give up fighting this horrible virus.

"There is hope, he is proof of that that there is hope miracles still happen," said Jessica.

Ross said he still has extreme fatigue and other long term COVID effects. He said he hopes to meet with the governor's office in the coming weeks.