American Ebola doc: 'I am thrilled to be alive'
Source: AP-Excite
By KATHLEEN FOODY
ATLANTA (AP) Calling it a "miraculous day," an American doctor infected with Ebola left his isolation unit and warmly hugged his doctors and nurses on Thursday, showing the world that he poses no public health threat one month after getting sick with the virus.
Dr. Kent Brantly and his fellow medical missionary, Nancy Writebol, who was quietly discharged two days earlier, are still weak but should recover completely, and no one need fear being in contact with them, said Dr. Bruce Ribner, who runs the infectious disease unit at Emory University Hospital.
Brantly's reappearance was festive and celebratory, a stark contrast to his arrival in an ambulance under police escort three weeks earlier, when he shuffled into the hospital wearing a bulky white hazardous materials suit.
"I am thrilled to be alive, to be well, and to be reunited with my family," Brantly said, choking up as he read a written statement. Then he and his wife turned and hugged a parade of doctors and nurses, hugging or shaking hands with each one. For some, it was their first direct contact without protective gear.
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Ebola victim Dr. Kent Brantly stands with his wife, Amber, during a news conference after being released from Emory University Hospital, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, in Atlanta. Another American aid worker, Nancy Writebol, who was also infected with the Ebola virus, was released from the hospital Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)The obligatory appearance on the Colbert Report will, of course, feature Stephen lumbering across the stage to greet him wearing a hazmat suit.
LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)otohara
(24,135 posts)and only saves American lives.
God saved my life - Dr. Brantly
Skittles
(153,160 posts)you nail it
3catwoman3
(23,987 posts)...I would have liked someone to ask the question about why god did not save the African victims.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)better to not speak and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and prove it.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)keep the hate up if it makes you feel better!
Skittles
(153,160 posts)the comments regard crediting GOD with the recovery, when clearly it was the dedicated efforts of HUMANS that enabled this doctor to recover
treestar
(82,383 posts)He's a good guy. The experimental treatment may or may not have worked (some people apparently recover on their own) but he's wanting it to be used on the other victims.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)and can produced quickly. Always nice when guinea pigs survive. Trying it on two Americans was probably the correct decision versus a failed test on African victims.
BlueEye
(449 posts)The way you put it, it's almost like you would rather be a patient stuck in Africa, rotting away in horrible conditions, with people trying to storm the hospital, and a 65% mortality rate.
I'd pick being the guinea pig at Emory every single time, with something as insidious as Ebola involved.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)someone who gets it
Number23
(24,544 posts)And when I saw this on the news this morning, I practically ran around my bedroom yelling.
K&R I am so happy these people are alive too. Now hopefully the drug will reach the communities that need it soon.
alp227
(32,025 posts)Very interesting. I wonder how their American upbringing - nutrition, etc., might have helped them recover on their own if the drug didn't matter.
treestar
(82,383 posts)and he can contribute to finding a cure.
rpannier
(24,329 posts)winstars
(4,220 posts)To quote Travis Bickle!