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May 17, 2015 Or, Fauci, Mould you believe that every afiernoon I was in the hospital at NiH I always looked forward to receiving your visit? It's true. Every time you walked in with that distinct tenor voice and smile (behind the mask, of course), my spints were raised. It was always a joy to speak with you and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversations. Later on when I gol back to Texas and had a chance to look up your accomplishments (and watched youtube videos of some of your congressional nearings in the past) I was almost embarrassed that I had spoke so casually with you. I thought maybe I should have been more respectful or formal, And how in the world do you look so godd al your age? Please, give me the secret, !'ll need it someday: Allioxing aside, I cannot express how much I am grateful for the clinical care you provided during my stay at NIH, It truly was a privilege to come there and be under the care of what, in my opinion, are the best doctors and nurses in the world. Because of all of you, I am alive and well today. I actually have a copy of a picture taken while ! was stil intubated. Jn it, Dr. Chertow and you are on either side of me, in fhe space suits, providing ICU care. /'ll never forget that image - it really is worth 1,000 words. ! hope my case helped you and other clinicians leaam more about caring for Ebola patients. Obviously I hope an epidemic of this proportion never occurs again. But, if it does, I hope NIH and other facilities will be better prepared to save lives, as a resull of learning from my case and ofher survivor's cases. Truly I did not deserve the level of care you helped to provide - so many other West Alrican patients did not have the same privilege I had. But nevertheless, you were by my side when it mattered mast, both with clinical acumen as well as a lighthearted demeanor that could have faken me oul of any bad mood, There's an ald quote by Hippocraies that goes ike this: "it is more important to know what sort of persan has 2 disease than to know what sort of disease a person has." I can honestly say that you reated me as a person, and not just a disease. Thank you again for everything - I can never repay your kindness. Sincerely, Preston Garman PS. And if you ever speak again with Mr. Obama or Mr. Clinton, you ¢an tell them I said hela, and that! am daing well. This is what makes it worthwhile!!