'Miracle Larry'
Miracle Larry refers to Larry Kelly, a retired New York City public school Supervisor who was the second coronavirus patient to be admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York on March 17, 2020.[1] Writing under the name Lawrence Kelly, he is a writer and author of the critically acclaimed play 'OUT!' about the 1919 Black Sox scandal.[2]
Kelly was one of the sickest patients of the early US experience of the global pandemic. He went into a coma, suffered sepsis and seizures for three weeks, and battled Covid-19 in hospital for 128 days, including 51 days on a ventilator.[3] As he became sick so early in the pandemic, doctors were still trying to understand how to treat the virus, and this complicated Kelly's recovery. 64-year-old Kelly described how "While I was in a coma, I had pneumonia in both lungs," to CNN. He explained that as he "was agitated, so they gave me fentanyl to calm me down. I got addicted to the fentanyl, so they had to wean me down on methadone, and I had a massive brain bleed, which they say covered my entire brain."[1][4] His wife had to stop doctors from pulling the plug as he continued to fight for his life; his family were told to say goodbye.[1][4]
Kelly finally opened his eyes on Easter Sunday, a day when 573 people in New York died of the virus.[4] The media dubbed him 'Miracle Larry,' and his story of recovery became a positive story reported in the media worldwide during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic.[1] Miracle Larry's story warned others about the dangers of the virus.[5]
Kelly became a prominent survivor whose story united and inspired, giving hope particularly to New York City but also nationwide, the story being widely shared on social media [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lee, Alicia (2020-07-23). "After 128 days in a hospital -- 51 on a ventilator -- Covid-19 survivor 'Miracle Larry' is finally home". CNN. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑ "Out! the Play by Lawrence Kelly". www.outtheplay.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Two years later, 'Miracle Larry' celebrates Easter Sunday with gratitude". Newsday. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Benzel, Jan (2020-07-17). "51 Days on a Ventilator: How 'Miracle Larry' Survived". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑ What 'Miracle' Larry Kelly wants you to know about Covid-19 - CNN Video, retrieved 2022-08-22
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