Kent Brantly Quotes
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Even when I was facing death, I remained full of faith. I did not want to be faithful to God all the way up to serving in Liberia for ten months, only to give up at the end because I was sick.
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When I became ill, I started to experience what my patients had suffered under my care.
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God blessed me with a peace that surpasses understanding.
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There are a lot of health care providers in this country who have a very deep sense of service and compassion for the suffering of others, who are motivated to go to West Africa despite the risks of infection and death. And doctors and nurses face those risks every day regardless of their setting.
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My 4-year-old son prays every night for his best friend who is the same age - our next door neighbor in Liberia, a little Liberian boy: 'Dear God, please don't let him get Ebola.' I'm proud of him for thinking about his friend and praying for him but that's not a prayer that a 4-year-old should have to consider.
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I've had time to reflect on what happened to me. Am I the same person I was before Ebola? In a lot of ways, yes. I don't live every moment with a conscious awareness of what I've been through.
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My wife Amber and I, along with our two children, did not move to Liberia for the specific purpose of fighting Ebola.
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The nature of Ebola is that health-care workers are predominantly affected because of the way that it is spread.
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Just like medicine anywhere else, I get to walk through life with people in the midst sometimes of their most difficult and challenging circumstances they've faced - a terminal diagnosis, bad news, poor prognosis - and also the most joyful times with people, like the birth of a new baby.
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Faith is central to my life. I am who I am, I do what I do because of my faith.
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You never know who is walking around with a fever who took some Tylenol to make themselves feel better.
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Through the care of the Samaritan's Purse and SIM missionary team in Liberia, the use of an experimental drug, and the expertise and resources of the health care team at Emory University Hospital, God saved my life - a direct answer to thousands and thousands of prayers.
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What I can tell you is that I serve a faithful God who answers prayers.
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I wasn't afraid of treating Ebola patients in the isolation unit. That was the safest job. But seeing patients in the clinic, seeing patients in the emergency room, being in the community - those things gave me pause.
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Changing people's beliefs and altering behaviors is a very difficult challenge in any setting.
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Please continue to pray for and bring attention to those suffering in the ongoing Ebola crisis in West Africa.
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I am very convinced that I did not contract Ebola in the isolation unit, because our process is so safe.
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Ebola's a terrifying disease.
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You are going to share in the most intimate parts of your patients' lives. You will share in their moments of tragedy. But you will also share in their moments of greatest joy.
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Ebola is a humiliating disease that strips you of your dignity. You are removed from family and put into isolation where you cannot even see the faces of those caring for you due to the protective suits - you can only see their eyes.
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When a person survives Ebola, when they recover, they're not a carrier of the virus.
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I've thought a lot about the moment when I was infected with Ebola.
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Pray for the people of West Africa. You cannot be apathetic towards people for whom you are earnestly praying.
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Even with the bad news, I felt calm. I never shed a tear when I called my wife and said, 'Amber, my test is positive. I have Ebola.'