JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Louis Larmoyeux beat COVID-19, and quite frankly, as a 76-year-old, beat the odds. He spoke exclusively to Action News Jax’s Courtney Cole about his experience and what he learned from it.
QUICK FACTS:
- Larmoyeux Family Medicine was started in 1920 in Jacksonville by Larmoyeux’s great aunt.
- Larmoyeux joined the practice in 1973; his father and brother practiced there as well.
- This is the second time Larmoyeux has survived a life-threatening illness. The first time was in 1994 when he contracted a flesh-eating strain of the strep throat while treating patients.
- Larmoyeux and his wife believe they contracted the virus while he was on a cruise in February.
- Coronavirus caused Larmoyeux to retire early, not giving him the chance to say good bye to all of his patients as originally planned.
- Larmoyeux was tested for antibodies on Wednesday. The test came back positive. He told Cole he and his wife are both looking forward to donating plasma to help others in the fight against COVID-19.