Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Was the first US Ebola patient allowed to die?

Something strange happened to me today. I was going to use the subway in Los Angeles. I was headed to use the elevator at the Western and Wilshire Station. A black man held the door for me as I walk with a cane and was some distance from the door when it opened.
We were the only two on the elevator and he said something right out of the blue.
In what sounded like a African accent he stated, "Did you see how De killed D' man wit Ebola". He exited the elevator door and disappeared.
I do not know why he said what he said, as that was the extent of the conversation.
But, he did get me to thinking.
I began to think, if Thomas Eric Duncan, had lived, what would have been the consequences? Would there have been a flood of people from  Africa trying to get into the US?  Because of the death of Mr. Duncan that is now a moot point to the extent, it seems you can't get better care here in the US; or can you?

It's curious that the only other patients to get treated for Ebola in the US survived, and their treatment started in Africa.
They also happened to be white doctors and a missionary.
Can't wait to see if the photojournalist who is now being treated, survives. If he does that will certainly raise a lot of questions, what makes all them different from Thomas Eric Duncan?

I am not saying that anyone allowed Thomas Eric Duncan to die so much as I question the treatment he received in Dallas as opposed to the two white doctors and one missionary.

This is America after all. A place where time and time again, it has been proven that a black life is worth less than a white life.  
It's going to be fascinating  to watch. Stay tuned.