Video of Kent Brantley Walking into Emory from Ambulance.

[RiffRandell]

Good thoughts/vibes to him, his family and Emory staff. This made me sad.

http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/raw-video-dr-kent-brantly-walks-into-emory/vCmJq7/

[PoliticAverse]

1. Best wishes to him. n/t

[RiffRandell]

2. Exactly, and thank you. nt

[In_The_Wind]

3. It's good to see that he is ambulatory.

[RiffRandell]

5. Very weak, which is expected, but ambulatory.

It made me cry.

[Shrike47]

4. Hoping for the best for him.

[RiffRandell]

6. Thanks, me too...and for both. nt

[brer cat]

7. Hoping he can fight it off.

Blessings to him for his selfless service to humankind.

[RiffRandell]

8. Yep, I'll be the first to admit I couldn't do what he did.

I don't give a flying fuck if he was a Christian missionary...he was doing more to help the world than I do.

[moriah]

27. Yeah. To work with a disease knowing it could kill you, and knowing just how ugly...

... the death could be....

And yeah, seriously. "Missionary" does not mean "inquisitor" anymore, and most times never did. I never had anything against anybody who felt it was a tenet of their faith to spread the word, when they did far less than this man did to serve humanity. Crapping on him for his religious beliefs/practices when he was willing to treat people who most of us don't even want in our country, that's just sick.

(As for me, while I could wish for a level 4 lab and sterile quarantine area on a lovely remote island, it ain't happening today.)

[magical thyme]

9. more good vibes to him and his family

It's sad to watch, but he is ambulatory and his last steps looked better than the first 2, wobbly ones when he was climbing out of the ambulance.

Now he will be able to see his family through a window and speak to them through an intercom. I expect that will be a relief and emotional boost for him.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Good to see him walking. He has a considerable chance to beat this awful virus. n/t

[pinboy3niner]

11. It's certainly heartening to see

Especially after some of the dire reports about his condition. Everyone I know is following and pulling for him to beat this.

[RiffRandell]

12. I know but now for some reason I can't stop crying.

I really hope they both make it, and right now I support what we are doing.

[pnwmom]

13. Maybe that blood he got from the 14 year old Liberian boy -- a survivor he helped treat --

actually did help. It was the other American Ebola victim who got the only dose of the experimental serum.

[magical thyme]

19. I'm thinking it may have.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta said he was surprised at his condition, that he was ambulatory. Apparently he was able to shower by himself prior to leaving Liberia.

Writebol's condition does not sound nearly as good. The most recent update I've seen says she is "responsive."

[LisaL]

14. And there is a guy with a camera filming it with no protective gear whatsoever.

I think this hospital will have to watch for paparazzi trying to get into this unit.

[RiffRandell]

15. Helicopter.

It does like a tabloid move....I'd be more worried about the guys standing around on the left.

[LisaL]

16. No, there is a video on cnn taken from a window.

There is a guy with camera in the background also filming it, he has no protective gear on.
You can see him in the OP video also (he is very close to the ambulance).

[magical thyme]

21. he's actually a good 15-20 feet away. Further than the cop

at the far end of the ambulance.

He's well out of reach of even an explosive sneeze. And Dr. Brantly's fluids are contained in his in a biohazard suit.

The unit will be locked, probably with keycard or keypad entry only.

[Baitball Blogger]

22. Everything I've read says that this isn't an airborne disease, per se.

Requires physical contact with bodily fluids.

I read that as blood transmitted. Not sure about saliva.

[magical thyme]

23. all body fluids includes blood, urine, feces, vomit and saliva

but as I wrote above, his fluids are all contained so even if he expelled a large sneeze droplet, it wasn't going anywhere.

[Baitball Blogger]

24. I assume his scrubs will be handled properly.

[jen63]

17. I know he's not out of the woods yet,

but every day that passes is a victory. I've read that it normally kills in four or five days. He's working on a week, apparently no bleeding and is ambulatory. I'm so very, very hopeful for him and the world. It seems like his co worker is also holding her own. I'm so relieved they are bringing them home. Sending positive thoughts!!

[Snarkoleptic]

18. Here's a youtube version for those of us who have Brightcove player blocked.

[RiffRandell]

25. Thanks...I need that!! nt

[Snarkoleptic]

26. Ghostery is what halted the Brightcove video on my browser.

As they say, the more it breaks the web, the better it's halting tracking and spying.

[slipslidingaway]

20. Wonderful to see him moving, best to all those involved n/t