
Her father. Her mother. Her
sister. Her cousin. Fatu took care of them all, single-handedly feeding them,
cleaning them and giving them medications.
And she did so with remarkable
success. Three out of her four patients survived. That's a 25% death rate --
considerably better than the estimated Ebola death
rate of 70%.
Fatu stayed healthy, which is
noteworthy considering that more than 300 health care workers have become
infected with Ebola, and she didn't even have personal protection equipment --
those white space suits and goggles used in Ebola treatment units.
Every day, several times a day
for about two weeks, Fatu put trash bags over her socks and tied them in a knot
over her calves. Then she put on a pair of rubber boots and then another set of
trash bags over the boots.
She wrapped her hair in a pair of
stockings and over that a trash bag. Next she donned a raincoat and four pairs
of gloves on each hand, followed by a mask.
It was an arduous and
time-consuming process, but Fatu was religious about it, never cutting
corners.
UNICEF Spokeswoman Sarah Crowe
said Fatu is amazing.
AMAZING!
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