Health Headlines - 4-16-20

In today's health headlines we talk about one of the first Coronavirus survivors within Michigan who is sharing his story.

Also, a story of a boy that was in the middle of a cancer battle who now has to battle Coronavirus.

ONE OF THE STATE'S FIRSTCORONAVIRUS PATIENTS... ISSHARING HIS STORY OF SURVIVAL.57-YEAR-OLD PAUL DWYSEWAS DIAGNOSED MORE THAN A MONTHAGO... AND HAD JUST SURVIVED ADOUBLE LUNGTRANSPLANT.HE WASN'T SURE IF HE WOULDSURVIVE... AND HAD TO FIGHT THEVIRUS WITHOUT HIS FAMILY BYHIS SIDE.HE'S NOW BACK HOME... GOING ONFIVE MILE WALKS... AND COOKINGFOR HIS FAMILY... BUTSAYS... THE ORDEAL HE HAD WHILEFIGHTING THE CORONAVIRUS...STILL HAUNTS HIM.THE BODY ACHES, WERE JUSTEXCRUCIATING.

I MEAN, IT WAS, ITWAS.

IT'S LIKE HAVING THE FLUTIMES TEN."IT WAS HARD.

I MEAN, IT ALMOST,IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS EVENTALKING ABOUT IT AND THINKINGABOUT IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYESBECAUSE IT'S JUST IT'S JUST ATERRIBLE FEELING I MEAN THAT'SALLTHERE IS TO IT IT'S JUST, IT'SHEARTBREAKING.DEWYSE'SDOCTOR SAYS... THE TRANSPLANTMAY HAVE MADE THE DIFFERENCE.INSTEAD OF HAVING THE FAILINGLUNGS OF A 57- YEAR-OLD... HEFOUGHT THE VIRUS WITH THEHEALTHY LUNGS OF A 27-YEAR-OLD.A HEART-BREAKING SITUATION...FOR A TEN- YEAR-OLD BOY INARKANSAS -- WHO... INTHE MIDST OF HIS BATTLE WITHCANCER... NOW HAS TO FIGHT THECORONAVIRUS.AND THAT'S FORCING HIM TO DELAYLIFE- SAVING CANCER TREATMENTS.BUT AS LAUREN KRAKAU REPORTS...HE'S STILL HOLDING ON TO HOPE."THERE'S A WHOLE CORONAVIRUSTHING GOING ON OUT THERE, BUTARE WE WORRIED ABOUT IT?"RILEY DUCKWORTH, HAS CANCER ANDCOVID-19"NO, BECAUSE I HAVE THECORONAVIRUS AND I HAVE CANCER."10-YEAR-OLD RILEY DUCKWORTH WASDIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA A COUPLEOF MONTHS AGO..15-19RILEY DUCKWORTH, HAS CANCER ANDCOVID-19"PEOPLE AT THE PLAYGROUND WE'REMAKING FUN OF ME BECAUSE I WASSUPER SLOW AND I WASJUST GETTING TIRED SO QUICKLY."AND NOW HE'S BEEN DIAGNOSED WITHCOVID-19.26-30JEREMY DUCKWORTH, RILEY'S DAD"WE JUST TAKE THE NEWS AND DOTHE BEST WE CAN, WE WILL BE ALLRIGHT BUT IT DOESN'T MAKETHINGSEASY."RILEY'S DAD JEREMY DUCKWORTHSAYS THE TWO ARE QUARANTINED ATARKANSAS CHILDREN'SNORTHWEST HOSPITAL INSPRINGDALE.JEREMY DUCKWORTH, RILEY'S DAD"WE CANNOT LEAVE THE ROOM, NOTEVEN TO GET FOOD OR ANYTHING."THEY ARE STUCK THERE UNTILRILEY'S BLOOD COUNTS RECOVER.RILEY DUCKWORTH, HAS CANCER ANDCOVID-19"WE LIKE TO WATCH TV, WE-- IPLAY, I'M ABOUT TO PLAY A CARDGAME WITH HIM, AND I PLAYBEYBLADES." PASSING THE TIME...AND PUSHING BACK TREATMENTS.JEREMY DUCKWORTH, RILEY'S DAD"IT'S GOING TO DELAY HIS CHEMOFOR SURE."--BUTT TO --JEREMY DUCKWORTH, RILEY'S DAD"WE DON'T KNOW WHAT EFFECTS THATWILL HAVE, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'LLBE MINIMAL."IT'S A SCARY TIME...JEREMY DUCKWORTH, RILEY'S DAD"WE KNOW WE'LL MAKE IT THROUGH,THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVEIT A LOT WORSE."BUT THE DUCKWORTHS SAY THE THINGTHAT KEEPS THEM HOPEFULIS THINKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGSRILEY WILL GET TO DO WHEN HEGETS BETTER."I'VE BEEN WANTING TO GOCAMPING."JEREMY DUCKWORTH, RILEY'S DAD"MHMM HMM, S