Nina Pham, the first person to contract Ebola on U.S. soil, thanked the prayers she received from all over the world and a blood transfusion from Dr Kent Brantly - the American doctor who caught the disease in Liberia - as she was released from hospital on Friday Oct 25,2014, 12 days after being diagnosed with the virus.
Nina Pham is hugged by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, outside of National Institutes of Health Clinical Center on Friday
Nina Pham, center, with her mother Diana Berry, right, and sister Cathy Pham, left, smiles as members of the NIH staff outside applaud during a news conference in Maryland on Friday Oct 25,2014
After being released from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and fronting a press conference, the Dallas nurse was transported straight to the White House for a meeting with President Obama.
The President warmly greeted the health worker with a hug
'I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today,' the 26-year-old told reporters at the press conference.
'I would first and foremost like to thank God, my family, and friends.
'I would especially like to thank Dr Kent Brantly for his selfless act of donating plasma to me.
'I believe in the power of prayer, because I know so many people all over the world have been praying for me.'
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