Assignment 7 - Derrick Thomas

(CNN) November 12, 2014-- The family of Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian national who died of Ebola at a Texas hospital, reached a confidential settlement with Texas Health Resources. This was interesting to me because it appeared that the hospital accepted responsibility for the death of Mr. Duncan. He was diagnosed with the deadly disease in September when he traveled to Texas from Liberia. Although, he was initially misdiagnosed he was hospitalized days later. I thought about the times when I was sick and told that I did not have any infections, but my parents took me back and they found strep throat or an ear infection. It seemed that although I was experiencing symptoms, I did not present any symptoms at the time I went. But, I was treated when the symptoms became evident. I wonder if the media attention given to this disease was the reason for accepting responsibility and settling with the family. I do not think they did anything wrong. And it was not done intentionally.