"People, this is real. I flatlined for five minutes. I was gone. COVID is real," Lewis said. "Stay in the house. Stay home."
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The 41-year-old Camden, New Jersey resident spent more than 60 days battling the virus at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden.
Doctors say he was on a ventilator for 44 days.
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Nursing staffers say, at times, it seemed like Lewis wouldn't pull through, But, they say, he is a fighter.
"We don't give up on anybody but we have seen more deaths than I ever thought possible, and to have this one ray of light was really amazing," said Elle Sciamanna, a nurse at Virtua.
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Due to the pandemic, family members couldn't be at the hospital but stayed in touch with nurses and were updated around the clock.
Lewis' mother, Victoria Gandy, says a "thank you" is just not enough.
"There are really no words except thank God and the staff. It's more than a miracle," Gandy said.
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Virtua appropriately called Lewis' release a "Clap Out," as they applauded his departure from the hospital and his return home.
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They called him a "COVID miracle."
"I can't keep saying nothing but thank the Lord and praise God because that is the reason I am here," said Lewis.
The nursing staff at Virtua stresses that COVID-19 does not discriminate. They add there were plenty of complications for Lewis.
One nurse says it was an "Act of God" that Lewis survived.