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Judi Lynn

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3. Wow, talk about dedication. Dr. Felix Baez actually was stricken by ebola,

Reply to Mike Rows His Boat (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 11:49 PM

Jun 2018

and his associates worked to bring him out of danger, and did.

So cool he was there himself to be one of the recipients of the award. My goodness. He's a double hero, by now, isn't he?
No doubt he made a whole lot of fans and admirers out of people who were formerly simple strangers in Africa, and when he got back to Cuba.

What a terrifying disease. Those guys really knew what they were doing, didn't they?

People like that just don't grow on trees. It takes real character, and people living for the right reasons.

Thanks for that great article from the United Nations.

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Cuba Sends Teams of Doctors to Assist Guatemala After Volcano [View all] Mike Rows His Boat Jun 2018 OP

Good for these Cuban doctors and other medical workers. They do it to help PEOPLE, Judi Lynn Jun 2018 #1

Cuba named their largest disaster brigade after an American hero - Henry Reeve. Mike Rows His Boat Jun 2018 #2

Wow, talk about dedication. Dr. Felix Baez actually was stricken by ebola, Judi Lynn Jun 2018 #3