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WATCH: Acadiana doctor spends weeks in Houston recovering after COVID-19, stroke

Posted at 12:02 PM, Jul 25, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-25 23:40:27-04

A Lafayette ER doctor has reunited with his family following a three-month battle with COVID-19.

Dr. Grant Lashley contracted the coronavirus in April and then suffered a stroke. He was on a ventilator for 39 days.

Lashley spent weeks in a Houston hospital, his family by his side. While in rehab, ABC documented his recovery. Watch their coverage above.

He returned home on Friday.

KATC's Chris Welty caught up with Dr. Lashley as he is settling back in at home. Watch that story tonight at 10.

Click here for more from ABC.

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