Nearly a year after receiving a lifesaving kidney transplant, a Glen Cove man survived his battle with the coronavirus.

Friends and neighbors in Glen Cove organized a welcome home celebration when they learned Frank Petrizzo was getting out of the hospital.

The 49-year-old's wife Michelle says he was admitted two weeks ago following a COVID-19 diagnosis. She says the virus made him so sick that his kidney failed again, as well as other organs. He was put on a ventilator.

"My husband, they told me he had hours to live. Hours," says Michelle Petrizzo. "And it's something I never want to hear. Or your children should never have to hear."

Michelle says he was on a ventilator at NYU-Winthrop for 10 days. But doctors felt he was well enough to continue the rest of his recovery. Staff cheered on Frank as he was discharged -- but the celebration was only beginning.

Although still feeling weak, Frank FaceTimed News 12 with feelings of gratitude.

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"It was really truly amazing to see everybody," says Frank. "It's just nice to be home with my wife and kids."