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Thomas Duncan's Nephew: He Never Helped "A Pregnant Woman with Ebola"
Posted on 10/15/14 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 10/15/14 at 10:33 pm
Considering the source, I don't necessarily take this at face value, but I do wonder if Duncan didn't tell his family that he helped a pregnant woman, where did this story come from? Did the CDC go back to his neighborhood and interview his neighbors. There's certainly a lot of pressure on the CDC chief and the Liberian President to throw people under the bus to cover their own asses. Or maybe Duncan did admit to his family that he helped a pregnant woman, and they're just trying to salvage his reputation, which is what many folks would do if their loved one died under such tragic circumstances.
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Now, Dallas suffers. Our country is concerned. Greatly. About the lack of answers and transparency coming from a hospital whose ignorance, incompetence and indecency has yet to be explained. I write this on behalf of my family because we want to set the record straight about what happened and ensure that Thomas Eric did not die in vain. So, here’s the truth about my uncle and his battle with Ebola.
Thomas Eric Duncan was cautious. Among the most offensive errors in the media during my uncle’s illness are the accusations that he knew he was exposed to Ebola — that is just not true. Eric lived in a careful manner, as he understood the dangers of living in Liberia amid this outbreak. He limited guests in his home, he did not share drinking cups or eating utensils.
And while the stories of my uncle helping a pregnant woman with Ebola are courageous, Thomas Eric personally told me that never happened. Like hundreds of thousands of West Africans, carefully avoiding Ebola was part of my uncle’s daily life.
And I can tell you with 100 percent certainty: Thomas Eric would have never knowingly exposed anyone to this illness.
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Posted on 10/15/14 at 10:39 pm to trackfan
Winning a civil suit depends on the sympathy of the public. A liar who gets more people infected with a deadly disease isn't a sympathetic figure.
And the guy could be telling the truth. But there's plenty of incentive to lie. Both tangible and intangible.
And the guy could be telling the truth. But there's plenty of incentive to lie. Both tangible and intangible.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 10:47 pm to the808bass
I already conceded that Duncan's family has an incentive to lie, but so do Thomas Frieden and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
EDIT: If Duncan did knowingly help a pregnant woman with Ebola, I would presume that he took some precautions to protect himself. Obviously his precautions were insufficient, but in his mind, he thought they were adequate when he was helping the woman, in which case he really didn't believe he was exposing anyone when he boarded that plane.
EDIT: If Duncan did knowingly help a pregnant woman with Ebola, I would presume that he took some precautions to protect himself. Obviously his precautions were insufficient, but in his mind, he thought they were adequate when he was helping the woman, in which case he really didn't believe he was exposing anyone when he boarded that plane.
This post was edited on 10/15/14 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 10/15/14 at 10:48 pm to trackfan
Correct.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 10:49 pm to trackfan
quote:Have to say, the best source to consider is Duncan himself. As I've said, the confounding thing is Duncan appeared unaware of his exposure even during his 2nd trip to the hospital. Just not compatible with the liar thesis IMO.
Considering the source
Posted on 10/15/14 at 10:57 pm to trackfan
Unfortunately, I think all of the witnesses are dead.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 11:01 pm to NC_Tigah
If I had helped someone with Ebola and got sick five days afterwards, I would go to the hospital and say, "I helped someone who died of Ebola and now I have all the Ebola symptoms. Please don't let me die." At that point, being charged with lying to the government wouldn't be on my mind at all, because it's always better to be tried by 12 than carried by six.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 11:02 pm to trackfan
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which is what many folks would do if their loved one died under such tragic circumstances
Like David Carradine's family claiming Kung Fu assassins. Understandable but the same level of bullshite
This post was edited on 10/15/14 at 11:02 pm
Posted on 10/15/14 at 11:09 pm to Rich Kotite
People are fighting for their lives because of Duncan and the nephew calls the hospital ignorant, incompetent and indecent?
frick that dude.
frick that dude.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 11:12 pm to trackfan
quote:Exactly.
If I had helped someone with Ebola and got sick five days afterwards, I would go to the hospital and say, "I helped someone who died of Ebola and now I have all the Ebola symptoms.
If I had helped someone with Ebola and got sick five days afterwards, I would go to the hospital and say, "I helped someone who retrospectively may have been sick. Didn't register at all at the time, but now I have all the Ebola symptoms."
Posted on 10/15/14 at 11:14 pm to Meauxjeaux
quote:Indeed. Wish I could upvote that twice.
People are fighting for their lives because of Duncan and the nephew calls the hospital ignorant, incompetent and indecent?
frick that dude.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 11:17 pm to Meauxjeaux
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People are fighting for their lives because of Duncan and the nephew calls the hospital ignorant, incompetent and indecent?
frick that dude.
I agree with this. He could have defended the honor of his uncle without slamming all the heroes at the hospital who tried to save his uncle's life.
Posted on 10/15/14 at 11:31 pm to Meauxjeaux
quote:Agree. When I first read that quote I thought that was the whole letter. But no, it is 75% "he died because he was black and poor."
People are fighting for their lives because of Duncan and the nephew calls the hospital ignorant, incompetent and indecent?
frick that dude.
When the first nurse was diagnosed I saw all of the talk die down. I thought that seeing how someone risked death for Duncan would be enough. But no, money is king.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 12:19 am to mmcgrath
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he died because he was black and poor."
There it finally is. frick this world.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 12:40 am to trackfan
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If I had helped someone with Ebola and got sick five days afterwards, I would go to the hospital and say, "I helped someone who died of Ebola and now I have all the Ebola symptoms. Please don't let me die." At that point, being charged with lying to the government wouldn't be on my mind at all, because it's always better to be tried by 12 than carried by six.
And yet you had numerous people claim that he didn't as part of his cunning plan to not overplay his hand of why he "really" came back to the US.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 5:09 am to trackfan
being charged with lying to the government
Not relevant in the US>
Not relevant in the US>
Posted on 10/16/14 at 7:18 am to mmcgrath
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But no, it is 75% "he died because he was black and poor."
That's what you call playing the race card from the bottom of the deck. Just as bad was this a-hole Keith Ablow, A FOX News medical contributor, who had this explanation for why Obama hasn't shut down air travel to Africa:
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"His affinity, his affiliations are with them! Not us! That’s what people seem unwilling to accept. He’s their leader. We don’t have a president"
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I'd bet willing to bet some serious money that this guy is a birther.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 8:31 am to trackfan
Yep, Good old racist America. This idiot is wondering where the idea came from. Maybe he should read this
Pregnant womans parrents speak
They can defend his Honor all they want. Im not saying he intentionally came here with the hope of spreading it, But I do Believe he knew that he was highly exposed over there, He knew he touched the woman who was in the final stages as well as helped move her body, and Had a pretty good idea he was coming down with it on his 1st trip to the ER. He said nothing other that he had been in Africa or something like that.
Pregnant womans parrents speak
They can defend his Honor all they want. Im not saying he intentionally came here with the hope of spreading it, But I do Believe he knew that he was highly exposed over there, He knew he touched the woman who was in the final stages as well as helped move her body, and Had a pretty good idea he was coming down with it on his 1st trip to the ER. He said nothing other that he had been in Africa or something like that.
This post was edited on 10/16/14 at 8:36 am
Posted on 10/16/14 at 8:46 am to coonass27
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Yep, Good old racist America. This idiot is wondering where the idea came from.
Why you mad Angry White Guy? I only posed a question since it seems that the story didn't come from Duncan's relative in Dallas, which is where I presumed it must have come from.
This post was edited on 10/16/14 at 8:50 am
Posted on 10/16/14 at 8:51 am to coonass27
There's some really bad sentence structures in that article.
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He had told that them and his neighbors that his son lived in the United States, played baseball, and was trying to get him to come to America.
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