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Young Nurse Adopts Newborn: "He Had No One Else"
CBS News ^ | September 3, 2015

Posted on 09/05/2015 10:14:31 AM PDT by nickcarraway

The 19-year-old mother clutched her newborn son as she arrived at the Ebola holding center. The child's father was gone, and she had no family to help her. She knew she was dying.

Nurse Donnell Tholley, 25, had seen hundreds like Fatu Turay in his work at Ebola clinics around the country. He knew to keep his distance - most patients would not make it, and any emotional connection would make the work even harder.

But taken by her plight, he stopped to ask the name of her baby, who was just over a week old.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: goodsamaritan; sierraleone

1 posted on 09/05/2015 10:14:31 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I thought Obama cured Ebola?


2 posted on 09/05/2015 10:17:24 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (With Trump & Cruz, America can't lose!)
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To: nickcarraway

Good guy, brave too, Adorable baby.


3 posted on 09/05/2015 10:47:58 AM PDT by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam- it's about Islam. That death cult must be eradicated.)
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To: nickcarraway

Great story thanks for posting it. You made me cry though.


4 posted on 09/05/2015 11:01:03 AM PDT by jocon307
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To: nickcarraway

thank you for posting. Praise the Lord..that is one healthy-looking baby, too! Bright eyes, well-fed. Bless that new father.


5 posted on 09/05/2015 11:06:07 AM PDT by ZinGirl (kids in college....can't afford a tagline right now)
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To: jocon307
You think that made you cry, look at this: Five-Year-Old Girl Sings to Great Grandmother With Dementia in Viral Video
6 posted on 09/05/2015 11:08:43 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

This brightened my day. I reposted it on FB. Let it brighten the day of others too!


7 posted on 09/05/2015 11:54:26 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (Jeb Bush for president......of Mexico!!!)
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To: Shimmer1

Glad to hear it.


8 posted on 09/05/2015 2:04:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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