The widow of the Liberian who brought the Ebola disease to Nigeria, Patrick Sawyer, Mrs. Decontee Sawyer, has pleaded for forgiveness from the family of the female doctor, Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, who died from the disease on Tuesday. Read it below

“I share the pains that the family members of the
Nigerian doctor are going through. It is just a pity
that Patrick had to cause this damage both in
Liberia and Nigeria……“I want to reach out to them
and express how deeply saddened and sorry I am
for their loss and their pain. I do apologise if my
words have cost anyone who is grieving more
pain. I fall on my knees and ask God for his
healing power for all of those who are still
infected with Ebola. I pray for all of the families
whose loved ones were taken away by this
merciless killer Ebola, especially those affected
by Patrick’s actions.
Ebola didn’t start with Patrick in Liberia, as we
both know. Ebola was in Liberia from a traveller
from Guinea since February of this year. The
government knew about it and did nothing. Many
Liberians, including me, called out to the
government then to close the borders. They didn’t
do so until one of their own, Patrick (Sawyer), died
in July. Many people died before Patrick and their
lives were just as important. That is my
frustration. Ebola didn’t have to go to Nigeria,
Africa’s most populated country, had the Liberian
government taken drastic actions sooner. I, too,
have family members and friends in Nigeria, and
now they are at risk because of Patrick’s actions.
In spite of my anger and disappointment with him,
I don’t believe that he did this with evil intent (I
could be wrong). I believe his actions were that of
a desperate man. And sad for everyone involved,
Nigeria was closer than the U.S. This is just my
take on what he could have been thinking (of
course, I could be wrong).
My regret is that I was so caught up in my own
pain and frustration, that I neglected to see the
pain of the innocent people both in Liberia and
Nigeria who are affected by Patrick’s actions. For
that, I am deeply sorry. The last thing I wanted to
do was to cause them pain. It is a pain I know. It
is a pain I don’t want them to have.”“Going to
Nigeria was one of them. His act was one of a
desperate man. Many Nigerians and Liberians are
affected because of that act of desperation,”