COVID-19 patient receives first COVID-related lung transplant in Colorado

Bryan Raymond's journey started late last year.

"It’s been a long road but I’m getting stronger each day," Raymond said.

On Dec. 9, he went into the emergency room after experiencing trouble breathing. That night in the emergency room, he was flown to Billings Clinic in Montana. Days earlier, Raymond found out he was positive for COVID-19. The man from Malta, Mont., spent the next month in Billings, missing Christmas with his four children.