Nurse With Ebola Releases Tearful Video From Isolation
A Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola after treating a patient with the disease asked that a video taken from inside her Texas hospital isolation unit be shared publicly. "I love you guys," says Nina Pham to her treating physician Gary Weinstein and another person, both of whom are wearing full protective gear. In the video shot by Weinstein, the doctor thanks Pham for her work caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States, who died of the disease Oct. 8. "Thanks for getting well. Thanks for being a part of the volunteer team to take care of our first patient. It means a lot," Weinstein says. "This has been a huge effort by all of you guys. We're really proud of you.", Pham was diagnosed with Ebola after helping to treat Duncan, who fell ill with the disease in Dallas after traveling to the U.S. from Liberia, one of three West African countries hardest hit by the recent global Ebola outbreak. Since the video was taken, Pham has been moved to a National Institutes of Health facility in Maryland for further treatment.