Aaron Mishler saving the world
Aaron Mishler finished his Army career as an E-4 Army medic three months ago, but he says he couldn’t stand by and do nothing while Ebola ravaged the countryside in Africa, according to ABC57;
Mishler begins the story of how he found the opportunity to travel to Liberia by saying, “Well I have been watching the news and I know they need help over there and I was actually watching a news program and it said go to usa.gov/ebola.”
That was the newscast that led Mishler to the charity Heart to Heart International. With the organization he will use his experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Mishler will be working in a treatment clinic dealing with both suspected and confirmed Ebola patients.
To prepare, Mishler has received shots for yellow fever and typhoid and he’s taking pills to prevent malaria.
Despite all the preparation Mishler says his family is still nervous.“They are worried obviously they are nervous but they have accepted that i set my heart and mind to this so i am going to do it,” says Mishler.
He is leaving a special person who doesn’t even know how selfless her father is. Mishler’s girlfriend is pregnant and due at the end of January.
At the time of the birth, his three month post Liberia quarantine will be over and he really wants to be able to tell his future daughter that he made a difference.
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See? That’s how ya do this kinda thing – let volunteers go do what they do. Civilian volunteers.
And he seems to have no problem with that isolation time. Sort of like any sane person.
There’s a nurse in Maine who could take some lessons from Aaron Mishler on the true meaning of, selfless service for the betterment of others.
Something tells me when Aaron comes home he’ll take all appropriate measures to insure the safety of his family, friends and countrymen.
Good for him!
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Agreed Sparks…
Nearly every time I watch one of these local news videos, I am reminded of why I don’t watch news on TV. In her opening line, the news idiot says, “and Ebola is still being taken seriously here in the US.”
As for Aaron, I wish him well. The organization (Heart to Heart International) is the tops. It has a four-star rating from Charity Navigator (and four stars is the highest rating and not common, unfortunately) and it developed a Ready Relief Box which contains medical stuff for disaster relief. It has shipped and distributed thousands of protective suits and gloves to West Africa. If you want to help, the site is:
http://www.hearttoheart.org/our-work/operation-ebola/
I have mixed feelings about this, but I pray that he stays safe and comes home healthy. I have no doubt he will be the reason that someone in Africa lived when they probably would have died otherwise.
Kudos to the young man. And kudos to the organization for doing this right.
Kudos to this guy and the organization. A healthy dose of common sense goes a long way.