An Auburn, New Hampshire, man is sharing his story of surviving COVID-19 to thank those who saved him and help others who are still suffering from symptoms.In March 2020, near the start of the pandemic, Mark Hagopian's wife took him to Elliot Hospital."I was just hoping that every breath I took wasn't going to be my last," he said. "It was that bad."Doctors told him he had COVID-19."I thought I was going to die, for sure, and that's when I said to the doctor, 'I'm too young. I'm too young to die,'" Hagopian said.He was in the hospital for a month on a ventilator and put in a medically induced coma for more than two weeks. But he made it through, with only limited side effects."When I got home and watched the news and the death toll kept on rising, I felt more and more fortunate, but I also felt, 'Why did I live and they didn't?'" he said.Hagopian said he's turning his attention to helping others who are still recovering from the coronavirus. He started the Elliot New Hampshire COVID Family Relief Fund to help others affected by the virus with everything from groceries and medical bills to utility payments."They lived, and that's a great thing, but unfortunately, these lives will never be the same, and the financial impact that is going on with them is catastrophic," Hagopian said.Hagopian said he knows how COVID-19 changed his life, and he hopes the fund can help change the lives of others.