(WXYZ) — Willie Bell, a metro Detroit philanthropist and mentor to so many across our state, and a man committed to bringing people up was knocked down by COVID-19.
7 Action News Reporter Andrea Isom spoke with Bell and his wife about his recovery and how faith brought Bell and another man through their journey.
To tell you the full story, we'll, bring you back a bit, to when I first introduced you to Bell, the proud founder and CEO of Family Assistance for Renaissance Men, also known as F.A.R.M.
The Non-Profit Organization designs unique mentoring programs to give fathers a chance to reunite with their children. The mission is to help them become better dads. This transformation takes place in Detroit and all over Michigan.
Willie is a man who would never allow anything to stop his passion for this important work and its progress. But in late March something did.
“I was feeling a little weak, a little short of breathe and I had a temperature of 102. Our doctor told us we need to monitor it over the next few days," says Bell.
But nothing changed. So, Bell’s wife Felesha was told to take her otherwise completely healthy husband, prior this episode, to the emergency room.
“You have pneumonia in your chest, stemming from the COVID virus,” Bell says he was told by doctors.
Bell was then transported to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor.
The Bell Family attributes, their faith and belief that he would get better and come home, to why he is now virus free. They also believe Bell sharing his faith with another COVID patient helped that man return home too!
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