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My heart, said 83-year-old Gilbert Falcon, while flashing a thumbs up to our camera.
Falcon returned to his southeast Houston home after spending 150 days in the hospital.
Doctors gave him a slim chance of survival. The Air Force veteran and great-grandfather of 10, spent months on a ventilator. I just couldn t do it because I knew my grandfather would survive, said his granddaughter, Chloe Morrissey. He s a fighter. He s always been a fighter. He s the strongest man I know. You just keep fighting for your loved one, said Falcon s oldest daughter, Annette DeCuba. You have to, especially at this age.
More than 300,000 people in the country have already died from the virus, and that number is going up every day. But, in a year with so much pain, celebrations are important.