Carlos got the flu , then an acute bacterial infection , then an illness that attacked his lungs . When he checked into the hospital , his blood oxygen level was at 95 % . `` Not only that , but he had multiple organ failure related to the infection . Doctors started a procedure known as CNN that gave Victor Carlos ' lungs time to heal . Carlos took his first breath four weeks later and is now training for a marathon .
Carlos got the flu , then an acute bacterial infection , then an illness that attacked his lungs . When he checked into the hospital , his blood oxygen level was at 95 % . Doctors started a procedure known as CNN that gave Victor Carlos ' lungs time to heal . Carlos took his first breath four weeks later and is now training for a marathon .