Triad doctor honors doctor who saved him after near-fatal illness [Video]

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A dangerous COVID-19 infection nearly took a young Triad doctor’s life.

After months of recovery, his family is writing a new chapter.

Billy Dugal just completed his five-year residency and accepted a job as a private practice general surgeon. 

“We were in this transition period and life was good,” said Doctor Billy Dugal. “We had a five-month-old at the time and had finally gotten some time off. We were starting to look for a house. You know, had kind of finished this long training and was ready to kind of start the next chapter.”

Around Labor Day of 2022, Billy, his wife Rebecca, and their daughter went to a wedding.

That’s when everything began to change. 

“We all got COVID,” said Billy Dugal. “My wife and child had a very mild course. I did as well, but then I …