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>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT 4:00. >> EASTER SUNDAY DEFINITELY HAD
A DIFFERENT MEANING THIS YEAR,
THAT IS FOR SURE.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE JUST, A NEW
CHANCE AT LIFE, LITERALLY.
>> WE HEAR TODAY FROM THE
VANCOUVER MOM WHO HAD A BABY
WHILE BATTLING COVID-19.
IT IS AN INCREDIBLE UPDATE.
ANGELA PRIMA CHEN GO WAS IN A
COMA WHEN DOCTORS DELIVERED HER
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER. SHE IS NOW AT HOME AFTER
SPENDING 17 DAYS IN THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. YOU MAY REMEMBER, ASHLEY
KORSLIEN FIRST TALKED WITH
ANGELA'S SISTER AND SHE IS
JOINING US LIVE NOW FROM HOME.
ASHLEY, YOU'RE ABLE TO TALK TO
HER TODAY, HOW IS SHE DOING?
YOU KNOW, KRISTIN.
THIS STORY IS SO INCREDIBLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT, SHE IS GETTING
BETTER EACH DAY. SHE IS STAYING
SO POSITIVE.
SO POSITIVE. SHE TELLS ME SHE IS SELF
QUARANTINE NOW AT HOME.
SHE DOES NOT NEED TO BE IN THE
ICU ANYMORE.
ICU ANYMORE. SHE DOES NEED TO GET TWO
NEGATIVE CORONAVIRUS TESTS FOR
SHE CAN SEE HER NEW BABY IN THE
NICU.
NICU.
NICU. >>
NICU. >> Reporter: AFTER 70 DAYS IN
THE HOSPITAL, 10 OF THEM
INTUBATED AND ON A VENTILATOR,
ANGELA IS BACK HOME AND
HEALING.
HEALING.
HEALING. >> THAT IS ONE THING THAT HAS
NOT COME BACK AS MY VOICE IS
LIKE SOMETIMES I HAVE TO LIKE
CLEAR MY VOICE.
BUT THAT WILL HEAL.
EVERYTHING WILL TAKE TIME.
>> Reporter: DOCTORS DISCHARGED
HER SATURDAY, JUST IN TIME FOR
EASTER.
EASTER.
EASTER. >> THAT MORNING I TALKED TO MY
HUSBAND AND I WAS FACETIMING HIM
OR WHATEVER.
OR WHATEVER. AND THE DOCTOR CAME IN WAS LIKE
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-- >> Reporter: ANGELA WHO WORKS
AS A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST AT
LEGACY SALMON CREEK HOSPITAL,
WAS GREETED BY HER COWORKERS
FOR A SPECIAL SENDOFF.
>> LEAVING THE HOSPITAL WHEN
THEY WERE CLAPPING AND DOING THE
ICU, I JUST FELT SO MUCH JOY
FROM EVERYONE.
FROM EVERYONE. I FELT LIKE IT WAS LIKE A
CELEBRATION, AND EVERYONE A
CELEBRITY WITH ME.
>> Reporter: SHE DOES THEN MADE
THE LONG-AWAITED TRIP HOME.
AND SURPRISE HER HUSBAND.
>> I CAME HOME AND I SURPRISED
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. HE
HIM. HE WAS SITTING ON THE COUCH AND
I CAME HOME AND HE WAS LIKE
WHAT!
WHAT!
WHAT! IT
WHAT! IT WAS SO AMAZING, IT WAS SO
AMAZING TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO
HUG HIM AND SEE HIM IN REAL
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> Reporter: THE COUPLE'S
OLDEST DAUGHTER, EMILY, IS
BEING CARED FOR BY RELATIVES,
AND ANGELA STILL HAS NOT MET
HER 12-DAY-OLD DAUGHTER, AVA.
TWO I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY
AND BALL AND GET TO HUG HER.
I CANNOT WAIT TO HUG HER AND TO
TELL HER THAT I LOVE HER.
>> Reporter: ANGELA DELIVERED
AVA WHILE IN A MEDICALLY
INDUCED,, SOMETHING SHE NEVER
IMAGINED WAS POSSIBLE.
COMING INTO THE HOSPITAL, HE IS
THE I DID NOT EXPECT TO STAY
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. I
THERE. I DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE MY
BABY THERE, BUT MY DOCTORS WERE
SO INCREDIBLE AND JUST SO
COMFORTING.
COMFORTING. >> Reporter: HER BODY WAS JUST
TOO WEAK TO FIGHT THE VIRUS.
>> HE DID NOT KNOW UNTIL HE
WOKE UP FROM THE COMA THAT YOU
HAVE DELIVERED AVA.
>> YEAH, MY HUSBAND HAD TO MAKE
THAT DECISION FOR ME BECAUSE AT
THAT POINT, I WAS BREATHING SO,
THEY HAD THE MACHINE SETTING SO
HIGH AND THE BABY JUST WAS
TAKING UP SO MUCH SPACE, AND MY
LUNGS WERE ALREADY WORKING SO
POORLY.
POORLY.
POORLY. >> Reporter: AVA WAS BORN SIX
WEEKS EARLY AND IS NOW 4 1/2
POUNDS.
POUNDS.
POUNDS. SHE IS IN THE NICU UNTIL SHE
CAN EAT ON HER OWN.
BUT ANGELA SAYS, SHE IS DOING
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. HER COWORKERS ARE SENDING HER
DAILY UPDATES ON AVA'S
PROGRESS.
PROGRESS.
PROGRESS. >> THAT GIVES ME A LOT OF PEACE
OF MIND, AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO FACE TIME EVERY DAY AND JUST
LOOK AT HER.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I TALKED TO
HER AND I THINK MAYBE SHE
RECOGNIZED MY VOICE.
>> Reporter: ANGELA KNOWS HOW
INCREDIBLE HER STORY IS, AND
HOW LUCKY SHE IS TO BE ALIVE.
SHE WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL TO
THE HOSPITAL STAFF WHO WORKED
TIRELESSLY TO SAVE HER.
AND THANKFUL TO HER COMMUNITY,
EVEN THE STRANGERS WHO CHEERED
HER ON.
HER ON.
HER ON. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
I JUST FELT SUCH A SENSE OF
COMMUNITY AND JUST EVERYONE
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. ESPECIALLY I THINK WITH THIS
CORONAVIRUS, THERE IS SO MUCH
FEAR AND SO MUCH ANXIETY FROM
EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE. TO HAVE A SITUATION THAT, TO
GET THROUGH THIS ACTUALLY, AND
COME OUT OF IT ON THE OTHER
SIDE HEALTHY, WITH A HEALTHY
BABY, I JUST, I MEAN I FEEL SO
INCREDIBLY BLESSED.
INCREDIBLY BLESSED. >> Reporter: AND THE NAME AVA,
BY THE WAY, MEANS BREATH OF
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. SUCH A BEAUTIFUL NAME FOR A
SWEET LITTLE BABY.
YOU KNOW, ANGELA DOES PLAN TO
GO BACK TO WORK AT SOME POINT
DOWN THE ROAD.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHY, YOU WATCH
THAT VIDEO WITH HER COWORKERS
CHEERING HER ON AND CLAPPING,
IT JUST BRINGS TEARS TO YOUR
EYES TO SEE THE LOVE BETWEEN
THOSE COWORKERS.
THOSE COWORKERS. THEY WOULD DO THAT FOR ANYBODY,
BUT THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL.
SHE SAYS HER COWORKERS TRULY
ARE HER FAMILY.
NOW, ANGELA SAYS SHE HAS
LEARNED ANYTHING FROM THIS
WHOLE ORDEAL, IS TO BE SMART
BUT NOT TO LIVE IN FEAR, AND TO
LOVE ONE ANOTHER FIERCELY AND
JUST TO STAY CONNECTED TO ALL
OF OUR LOVED ONES.
DURING THIS DIFFICULT