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I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

- Kent Brantly
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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.

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.

I am very convinced that I did not contract Ebola in the isolation unit, because our process is so safe.

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.'

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.

On Octover 16th, 2013, I moved to Liberia with my family to serve as a medical missionary at ELWA Hospital in the capital city of Morovia.

Ebola has changed everything in West Africa. We cannot sit back and say, 'Oh, those poor people.' We must think outside the box and find ways to help.

Ebola's a terrifying disease.

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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I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.