http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/10/07/jesse-jackson-to-discuss-ebola-in-south-dallas/Jesse Jackson To Discuss Ebola In South Dallas
October 7, 2014 6:05 AM
Stephanie Lucero
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Rev. Jesse Jackson is traveling to Dallas on Tuesday to discuss Ebola concerns with pastors and community leaders in the southern part of the city. His plane is scheduled to arrive from Chicago shortly before 9:00 a.m. at DFW International Airport. Jackson is then expected to spend his entire day in North Texas.
From the airport, Jackson is set to meet with community members at South Dallas Cafe, located in Oak Cliff. Longtime community leader Winsor Barbee said Tuesday morning, “What he is going to do is meet with the southern Dallas pastors and community leaders so they can go back to their churches and community organizations with information on the Ebola virus.”
Barbee said that Jackson wants to be sure that south Dallas residents were receiving proper Ebola information. “A lot of times,” she explained, “the information is the last to get there. A lot of times, they are the most unaware of what’s going on.”
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During his time in the area, Jackson also hopes to meet with the family members of Ebola patient Thomas Duncan, and Duncan’s doctors at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Duncan remains in critical condition at the hospital. Family members said that they are very worried about Duncan’s chances for survival.
“He’s not doing so good right now,” said nephew Josephus Weeks. “Just worried and praying to God that he makes it.”
It has been one week since laboratory tests confirmed the first case of the Ebola virus diagnosed in the United States. Doctors are giving Duncan an experimental anti-virus drug in hopes of keeping the man alive.
Meanwhile, crews on Monday finished decontaminating the apartment unit where Duncan had been staying prior to being admitted to the hospital for treatment. A group of trucks hauled away drums containing the potentially hazardous materials — everything including furniture and carpeting from that apartment unit. The contents of those drums will be destroyed.
Now, residents in the Vickery Meadow community, where Duncan was staying, are concerned about their immediate future. Ebola fears prompted one neighborhood to cancel a National Night Out event which had been scheduled for Tuesday evening. Residents are instead encouraged to meet in much smaller groups to discuss their Ebola concerns.
