Maine nurse's boyfriend still barred from campus

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

FORT KENT, Maine (AP) — A nurse who successfully fought Maine's quarantine for health care workers who have treated Ebola patients is free to go wherever she pleases, but her boyfriend on Monday was still staying away from the campus where he's a nursing student.

Ted Wilbur told reporters that the University of Maine at Fort Kent asked him to stay away as his girlfriend, Kaci Hickox, was in the news amid attempts to quarantine her after she returned from treating Ebola patient in West Africa. The university contends he voluntarily agreed to stay away, and the voluntary agreement remained in effect Monday.

Ray Phinney, associate dean of student life and development, said the university is willing to revisit the agreement.

Hickox, who contends she poses no danger because she's not showing symptoms, fought attempts to quarantine her after returning from Sierra Leone.

FULL story at link.



Nurse Kaci Hickox is accompanied by her boyfriend Ted Wilbur as she speaks to the media outside their home, Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, in Fort Kent, Maine. A Maine judge gave Hickox the OK to go wherever she pleases, handing state officials a defeat Friday in their bid to restrict her movements as a precaution against Ebola. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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[mazzarro]

2. Yes indeed - I do agree totally with that sentiment - n/t

[SheilaT]

3. He needs to tell the authorities

to go fuck themselves.

All those who do not understand that an asymptomatic person is NOT able to spread Ebola, even if that person later becomes symptomatic, needs to read up on a lot of basic things. Until then couldn't we please let the adults who actually understand these things be in charge?

[heaven05]

4. I hope

she continues her fight against ignorance and fear. She's a hero of mine.

[adigal]

5. Good. We don't know everything there is to know

no matter what you deniers here think. No one wants her or him working in them as nurses until after the quarantine. I would refuse to let them near me of my family.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

6. Maybe we should start a colony on an island

That would be cool.

[KamaAina]

7. Like this?

[Darb]

9. To what are you refering, what is unknown that has you freightened?

How many days has it been since she took care of an ebola patient? Also, after the 21 days will you then be unafraid to be near them or have them care for you?

[Scairp]

11. Well why not?

Do you mean to say that if your father was having a heart attack in a restaurant and the only person present who could help was Kaci Hickox, you would let your father die rather that allow Nurse Hickox try to keep him alive until more help came? That's real and willful ignorance at work there.

[Marrah_G]

13. And she might have unicorns fly out of her ass- it could happen...

We don't know everything..

[HERVEPA]

26. Well, since we don't know everything we need to know, how do you know the 21 days is enough?

Perhaps they both should be quarantined for life.

The ignorance here is astounding.

[candelista]

8. I would not like to be her BF.

No, never.

[Comrade Grumpy]

10. ??? Please elaborate.

[Marrah_G]

12. what?

[candelista]

14. Can't you read?

I'm not going to repeat myself.

[Marrah_G]

18. Okay, why would you feel the need to say such a thing?

She is accomplished, intelligent, brave and I don't think she is that unattractive. In a thread about a woman, why would you add in something like that?

[candelista]

20. Terrible of me!

I have terrible opinions. Really!

[Marrah_G]

22. You are incredibly rude

[candelista]

25. If not wanting to be Kaci's BF is "rude"....

...I plead guilty as charged.

[blackcrowflies]

23. I'm sure any number of people, like me,

don't want to be a friend of yours.

[candelista]

24. If they are "like you," that's great!

The feeling is mutual.

[KMOD]

15. There is no way she would want you to be her BF

Strange that you even entertain that idea.

[candelista]

16. How are you so well acquainted with the contents of her consciousness?

By voodoo?

[KMOD]

17. Why do you feel so highly of yourself,

that you think a stranger would want you to be her BF? It's very odd.

[candelista]

19. High self-esteem

Besides, I didn't say anything about what she would want. Just what I would want.

You really do need to work on your reading comprehension/critical thinking skills.

Just try. I know you can do it!

[KMOD]

21. and I'm only saying,

she doesn't want you. So it's awful silly for you to even entertain these thoughts.