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 Kent Brantly, 33, was one of two U.S. aid workers who were infected
with the deadly virus in Liberia and evacuated earlier this month
for treatment at Emory University's hospital as their health
declined.
Brantly said he still faced "a few hurdles" before he could be
discharged from the isolation unit where he is being treated,
although he gave no other details.
"I am more grateful every day to the Lord for sparing my life and
continuing to heal my body," Brantly said in a statement released by
North Carolina-based Samaritan's Purse, the Christian relief group
he worked for in West Africa.
"I hold on to the hope of a sweet reunion with my wife, children and
family in the near future," he said.
A spokesman for the organization had no further information on
Friday as to when Brantly might go home.
Nancy Writebol, a 59-year-old missionary from Charlotte, North
Carolina, also remains hospitalized in Atlanta. Her son said in an
interview this week that she, too, was getting better and that
doctors felt optimistic about her recovery.
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The Ebola outbreak in four West African nations has killed more than
1,100 people and could take six months to get under control,
government and health providers in the region said on Friday.
"Please continue to pray for and bring attention to those suffering
in the ongoing Ebola crisis in West Africa," Brantly said. "Their
fight is far from over."
(Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Susan Heavey)
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