Summary Of The Eight Confirmed Cases Of Ebola In The US

Dr. Kent Brantly (missionary) -- Discharged from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on August 21.

Nancy Writebol (missionary) -- Discharged from Emory University Hospital on August 19.

Thomas Eric Duncan (Liberian) -- Died October 8; was treated for Ebola at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

Amber Vinson (nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian) -- Currently receiving treatment at Emory University Hospital after being transported from Dallas on October 15.

Nina Pham (nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian) -- Currently receiving treatment; transferred to a NIH hospital in Maryland, from Dallas, for treatment on October 16.

Dr. Rick Sacra (missionary) -- Discharged from the Nebraska Medical Center on September 25; was admitted to a hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, for a respiratory virus on October 4; and was released the following day.

Ashoka Mukpo (NBC News freelancer) -- Currently receiving treatment at Nebraska Medical Center; diagnosed in Liberia on October 2.

Name unknown -- Currently receiving treatment at Emory University Hospital; the World Health Organization and Emory are not confirming that the patient worked for WHO; arrived at Emory on September 9.

Mechanical Update

I repaired the truck door, replacing the inner and outer handles. I had to disassemble lots of the control rods and panels, which was more complex that I was ready for. My previous experience was with an old Toyota truck, which was so much easier. Finally, I went to a locksmith and he worked on the broken lock cylinder, so it would stay fixed in the outer door handle, and he carefully hand-cut a new key that is proper for the door locks and ignition. The old key was a crappy, poorly cut key that required jiggling to operate. A huge difference, when you compare the teeth of the old and new key.

I'm proud of figuring it all out and getting it done. It ranks right up there in all time complexity. I paid less than $100 for the parts, special tools and the locksmith, but some auto body shops would charge ten times that to do the same job.

Next, I'll put the trim back on, rotate the tires, clean the truck, get a smog check, and then sell it.