I Am Thrilled To Be Alive, Says Kent Brantly, American Ebola Survivor

Dr. Kent Brantly Speaking At A Press Conference

 After Being Discharged From Hospital 

Below is the full text and video of the remark by Dr. Kent Brantly at a Press Conference to announce his release from Emory University Hospital, 

Atlanta. Dr. Brantly and Nancy Writebol  had been infected with the

 Ebola virus while working as medical missionaries in

 Liberia. They were flown to Emory where they were treated with the new

 experimental drug ZMapp. Mrs. Writebol had earlier been discharged  having also fully recovered. First to speak in the video is Dr. Bruce Ribner, Medical Director of  the Infectious Diseases Unit of Emory University Hospital...  

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'Today is a miraculous day. I am thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family. As a medical missionary, I never imagined myself in this position. When my family and I moved to Liberia last October to begin a two-year term working with Samaritan's Purse, Ebola was not on the radar. We moved to Liberia because God called us to serve the people of Liberia.

'In March, when we got word that Ebola was in Guinea and had spread to Liberia, we began preparing for the worst. We didn't receive our first Ebola patient until June, but when she arrived, we were ready. During the course of June and July, the number of Ebola patients increased steadily, and our amazing crew at ELWA Hospital took care of each patient with great care and compassion. We also took every precaution to protect ourselves from this dreaded disease by following MSF and WHO guidelines for safety.