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Gainesville man describes ‘devastating’ ordeal with West Nile virus

Jessie Carmon, left, David's wife, holds David's hands as his chair is lowered back enabling him to shift his weight to avoid sores at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. “His attitude, his willingness to do, his motivation, his everything has been so far beyond what I could have ever thought he would have done,” Jessie said as she looked at David. “He’s my superman.” - photo by Austin Steele

01202019 CARMON 001.JPG — Jessie Carmon, left, David's wife, holds David's hands as his chair is lowered back enabling him to shift his weight to avoid sores at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. “His attitude, his willingness to do, his motivation, his everything has been so far beyond what I could have ever thought he would have done,” Jessie said as she looked at David. “He’s my superman.” - photo by Austin Steele

David Carmon never knew what bit him. Many days would pass before the Gainesville man and his wife, Jessie, would know the culprit — a mosquito infected by West Nile virus. And by that time, David was fighting for his life.