I was more than miffed watching family and friends of Thomas Eric Duncan protesting outside of Presbyterian Hospital last week.
They insinuated that Presbyterian did not give the care to Mr. Duncan that is given to other patients. How dare them.
Do they not realize or understand the tremendous risk the doctors and nurses were exposed to caring for Mr. Duncan, two of whom contracted the virus and became very sick themselves?
Do they not comprehend the unbelievable amount of resources the hospital expended caring for Mr. Duncan, which it will never be compensated for?
Do they understand the expense that the city of Dallas went to in caring for the family of Mr. Duncan?
What about the shelter, food and physician care they were given during the quarantine period? And that’s not even counting the emotional support given to them by County Judge Clay Jenkins, who personally tended to many of their needs.
How unthankful and inconsiderate of them to not even send a thank-you note to the hospital, doctors and nurses who did everything humanly possible to save Mr. Duncan.
Did anyone besides myself consider Mr. Duncan might have known he was infected and decided without thought of risk to travel here where he could receive better care?
Just a thought.
Ronnie Smith, Garland