Jack Allard, the Bates men’s lacrosse alum who was hospitalized and put into a medically induced coma due to COVID-19, has left the hospital at which he was being treated — and the emotional video is sure to lift some spirits during these tough times.
WATCH: Bates alum Jack Allard, who had been fighting COVID-19 since March 15 and at one point was in a medically induced coma, has left the hospital.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 17, 2020
He's going home.
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( via Facebook) pic.twitter.com/Q1jcl7cAPC
Today, we are excited to share that Jack Allard has returned to his family and home.
— Bates Men's Lacrosse (@BatesLacrosse) April 17, 2020
Thank you, again, to those who supported Jack, his family, his teammates & loved ones these last few weeks.
We are forever grateful. pic.twitter.com/raF2JhIlpG
US Lacrosse Magazine first reported on March 24 that Allard, a 2016 graduate and former All-American attackman, had been hospitalized due to the novel coronavirus. The 25-year-old had no preexisting conditions, his mother, Genny Allard, had told several news outlets. He was hospitalized on Sunday, March 15.
The rollercoaster of treatment began when his condition deteriorated at JFK Hospital in Edison, N.J. He was then transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where a clinical trial of Remdesivir could begin when his body could handle the drug.
Nick Allard, Jack’s uncle and the former dean and president of Brooklyn Law School, penned a column on April 14 in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle highlighting the difficulties of getting his nephew the proper treatment.
“The confusion, red tape and mismanagement that delayed getting Jack tested, obtaining test results and blocking treatment options are almost certainly experienced by people everywhere in the country,” he wrote.
In that column, Nick Allard said his nephew had begun breathing off a ventilator part-time and had started to sip water.
Now, he’s going home.