11 year old Mamadee
is inspiration that no matter what you’re going through, a positive
attitude can change your outlook and the outcome of your situation.
is inspiration that no matter what you’re going through, a positive
attitude can change your outlook and the outcome of your situation.
Liberian Mamadee was a confirmed Ebola
patient who used to dance in the camp (Iyanya’s Kukere music), making everyone happy. A few
weeks after being admitted, he recovered.
patient who used to dance in the camp (Iyanya’s Kukere music), making everyone happy. A few
weeks after being admitted, he recovered.
His sister, who was admitted with him, unfortunately passed away.
Here’s the write-up from the YouTube video, posted by international humanitarian org of doctors around the world Doctors Without Borders,
“In the area for Ebola-confirmed
patients in the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Case Management Center in Foya, Liberia, roughly two-thirds of patients
don’t survive the Ebola virus. The patients receiving treatment gather
on wooden benches and plastic chairs if they have the strength. Other
patients can only lie in bed while their immune systems try to fight the
deadly virus in their bodies.Mamadee, 11 years old,
is different. As the other patients watch, he performs a dance to
Azonto, a type of music that originated in Ghana, on the radio. He
jumps, he ducks, he steps to the side, first left, then right, then
left, then right, jumps again, turns, swings his hips and shakes his
arms. He doesn’t stop, and he doesn’t get tired. It is difficult to
believe, but Mamadee is an Ebola-confirmed patient.”
You can watch video HERE