A New Orleans family breathed a huge sigh of relief just one day after their patriarch Erroll Windon was released from a hospital in Baton Rouge, following a hard battle with COVID-19. Windon is a COVID-19 breakthrough case. The 71-year-old is fully vaccinated and spent about 10 days inside of the hospital. "We feel that the vaccine coupled with his faith, our faith, and prayer gave him a fighting chance," said Stacey Windon-Matthews, Erroll Windon's daughter.Erroll explained his condition when first arriving at the hospital. "When I first got here, the oxygen was not working. They had to move me to ICU," Erroll Windon said. Members of Erroll's family said he has high blood pressure and is borderline diabetic. "They said you will probably have to go on a ventilator. I said, 'No doc I want to talk to my wife.' He said, 'Call her right now,'" Erroll said.For his entire family, along with his daughter Stacey and son-in-law Kenneth, the hope was always that he would pull through. "When I heard, it made my heart drop. But deep in my heart, I felt this vaccine will give him a fighting chance," Stacey said.Erroll's grandson, Kenneth Matthews III, had a message played to his grandfather while still in grave condition. Stacey said, "He sent it to my dad. And four hours later, he got out of ICU."The couple said it was the prayer of their son and prayers from hundreds of people around the country that helped Erroll recover. Another huge help was that Erroll was vaccinated. In fact, Erroll said doctors told him it was the vaccine that kept him alive. "He said, 'That vaccine kept you alive. It was fighting for you,'" Erroll said. "If it were not for that vaccine, he would not have made it at the age of 71 with underlying health conditions," Stacey said. After witnessing part of the horror of COVID-19, the family has a message for those still on the fence about taking the shot. "People take the flu shot and all of these other shots. We do not know what is in them but they help. If you can get vaccinated, which is really easy now. Do it. It saved my father-in-law and I feel it gives me a sense of protection," said Kenneth Matthews Junior, Erroll's son-in-law. Erroll and his family wanted to thank all of the health care heroes that helped him and continue to help him on his journey to full recovery, including his own son-in-law and daughter-in-law who is a nurse at the very overwhelmed hospital where he was admitted.
A New Orleans family breathed a huge sigh of relief just one day after their patriarch Erroll Windon was released from a hospital in Baton Rouge, following a hard battle with COVID-19.
Windon is a COVID-19 breakthrough case. The 71-year-old is fully vaccinated and spent about 10 days inside of the hospital.
"We feel that the vaccine coupled with his faith, our faith, and prayer gave him a fighting chance," said Stacey Windon-Matthews, Erroll Windon's daughter.
Erroll explained his condition when first arriving at the hospital.
"When I first got here, the oxygen was not working. They had to move me to ICU," Erroll Windon said.
Members of Erroll's family said he has high blood pressure and is borderline diabetic.
"They said you will probably have to go on a ventilator. I said, 'No doc I want to talk to my wife.' He said, 'Call her right now,'" Erroll said.
For his entire family, along with his daughter Stacey and son-in-law Kenneth, the hope was always that he would pull through.
"When I heard, it made my heart drop. But deep in my heart, I felt this vaccine will give him a fighting chance," Stacey said.
Erroll's grandson, Kenneth Matthews III, had a message played to his grandfather while still in grave condition.
Stacey said, "He sent it to my dad. And four hours later, he got out of ICU."
The couple said it was the prayer of their son and prayers from hundreds of people around the country that helped Erroll recover. Another huge help was that Erroll was vaccinated.
In fact, Erroll said doctors told him it was the vaccine that kept him alive.
"He said, 'That vaccine kept you alive. It was fighting for you,'" Erroll said.
"If it were not for that vaccine, he would not have made it at the age of 71 with underlying health conditions," Stacey said.
After witnessing part of the horror of COVID-19, the family has a message for those still on the fence about taking the shot.
"People take the flu shot and all of these other shots. We do not know what is in them but they help. If you can get vaccinated, which is really easy now. Do it. It saved my father-in-law and I feel it gives me a sense of protection," said Kenneth Matthews Junior, Erroll's son-in-law.
Erroll and his family wanted to thank all of the health care heroes that helped him and continue to help him on his journey to full recovery, including his own son-in-law and daughter-in-law who is a nurse at the very overwhelmed hospital where he was admitted.
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