Local West Nile Virus Survivor Speaks Out

SERVICES AND LOOK NOTHING A
STATE OWNED PUBLIC BANK BUT THAT
WON'T BE IN TIME FOR THE NEW
LAW.
ELSA: ONE DAY HE WAS DANCING
WITH HIS DAUGHTER, THE NEXT A
BEVERLY HILLS PHILANTHROPIST ON
THE FLOOR DIDN'T KNOW WHO HE
WAS.
I FELT LIKE THE ANGELS OF
DEATH CAME TO TAKE ME ON THAT
FLIGHT.
.
REPORTER: MARVIN MARKOWITZ IS
REFLECTING BACK ON A MEDICAL
NIGHTMARE.

LOSING IT.
THIS WAS MARVIN A FEW YEARS
AGO.
THE LIFE HE KNEW TOOK A TURN
AUGUST 12, 2013.
HIS ORDEAL STARTED IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT.
HE WOKE UP THEN COLLAPSED.
I COULDN'T MOVE AT ALL.
HE WAS ADMITTED TO ICU AT
CEDARS-SINAI.
FIRST I WAS TREATED FOR A
STROKE.
AND I WAS TREATED FOR HEART
ATTACK.
AS THE DAYS WENT BY HIS
CONDITION GOT MORE DESPERATE.
HE STARTED LOSING MOVEMENT IN
HIS LEG.
AMANDA IS ONE OF HIS THREE
DAUGHTERS.
WE WERE ALL HYSTERICAL SAYING
IS HE GOING TO WALK AGAIN.
OVER THE NEXT TEN DAYS HIS
ABILITY TO WALK MATTERED LESS
AND LESS.
HE STARTED LOSING HIS MIND
ESSENTIALLY.
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS
ANYMORE.
MARVIN WAS LOCKED INSIDE HIS
OWN BODY UNABLE TO MOVE UNABLE
TO SPEAK EVENTUALLY CDC DISEASE
DETECTIVES DISCOVERED THE CAUSE.
NEVER SAW MYSELF GET BITTEN.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
BLOOD TESTS REVEALED HE HAD WEST
NILE VIRUS.
A MOSQUITO I NEVER MET.
MARVIN HAD TRAVELED, AN
INFECTED MOSQUITO HAD COME TO
HIM.
IT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE
SOMEWHERE AROUND MY HOME IN
BEVERLY HILLS.
MARVIN NOW HAS ARTIFICIAL
TURF IN HIS BACKYARD.
NO WATER.
AND HE'S BACK TO WORK BUT HE
WORKS FROM HOME NOW.
IN BETWEEN SESSIONS WITH HIS
PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
EACH MUSCLE PARALYZED NEEDS TO
REGAIN FUNCTION AND BUILD UP
STRENGTH.
AFTER THREE YEARS ON HIS BACK OR
IN A CHAIR.
IT'S GREAT.
I FEEL LIKE NEVER GET TO LOOK
AT YOU THIS ANGLE.
MARVIN HOPES IT WON'T BE LONG
BEFORE HE CAN RISE ON HIS OWN
AND GIVE THIS MACHINE TO SOMEONE
ELSE.
MEANTIME.
THIS IS MY NEW NORMAL TODAY
BUT IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN A YEAR
AGO.
I'M GRATEFUL.
IF IT HELPS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
FOR SOMEONE I'M GRATEFUL AND
DON'T GIVE UP HOPE.
ELSA: WHO WOULD HAVE
THOUGHT?
427 CALIFORNIAIANS HAVE BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH WEST NILE THIS
YEAR.
IN L.A. COUNTY 15 CASES LAST
WEEK.
TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY CLEAR
STANDING WATER FROM YOUR HOME
AND COVER UP OR USE MOSQUITO
REPELLANT IF YOU'RE OUTDOORS AT
DUSK OR DAWN WHEN MOSQUITOES ARE
MOST ACTIVE.
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