Arizona man leaves hospital after five-month COVID battle

ANTHEM, Ariz. (KNXV) — After tackling things time by day, and measurement by step, Ryan Robbins walked retired of a infirmary and into a abstraction filled with cheers and love.

"For a while, I did not adjacent cognize I would beryllium capable to beryllium successful this space,” added Robbins.

Ryan's combat started successful July erstwhile doctors diagnosed him with COVID-19.

"I proceed to look astir our location and americium amazed by the grace of God to person maine here,” Robbins said.

Friends and household caught connected video the peculiar infinitesimal of the 49-year-old hubby and begetter leaving the infirmary Thursday.

He and his wife, Melanie, who person seldom spent clip isolated successful their 15 years of matrimony had to enactment adjacent done substance messages and FaceTime.

"Normally, your spouse is the 1 you speech to erstwhile you are successful a devastating situation. I didn't person that,” added Melanie Robbins.

But, she had a beardown ellipse of enactment which was needed erstwhile doctors said Robbins had lone a 1% accidental to live.

“I had to take to judge the facts they were telling maine oregon to trust connected my faith,” added Melanie Robbins.

And Melanie Robbins did. So, did Ryan.

And, what the Robbins household got was hope.

"It conscionable took my enactment away. I conscionable did not cognize what to think,” said Phoebe Robbins, the Robbins’ daughter.

Phoebe Robbins was speechless erstwhile her dada walked retired of the hospital.

"It was conscionable truthful hard to understand, helium lived and helium was coming home,” said Phoebe Robbins.

For others successful the conflict against COVID, Ryan shared immoderate words of encouragement.

"I privation everyone to cognize determination is simply a root of anticipation that it is not ever terminal. You request to person religion and conflict to support going on,” added Ryan Robbins.

Ryan Robbins has to header with losing his consciousness of sensation and odor on with portion of a finger. He's besides preparing for astatine slightest a twelvemonth of recovery. He's surely blessed to beryllium location and capable to beryllium adjacent his family's Christmas tree.

This communicative was archetypal reported by Venton Blandin connected ABC15.com.