Fiancee of man who died of Ebola had belongings burned, must find new Dallas home

[TexasTowelie]

She (Louise Troh) has been living in a retreat home owned by the Catholic Diocese of Dallas.

Mark Wingfield, the church’s associate pastor, said Troh has faced tremendous challenges with the death of her fiancée and destruction of valued belongings. She saved money to buy a king mattress, which could hold her grandchildren when they visited. She prized a large screen TV that her daughter gave her.

The TV and mattress — and many other household items — were taken away in barrels and incinerated.

“She’s a self-sufficient woman in extremely difficult circumstances,” Wingfield said.

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/ebola/headlines/20141026-fiancee-of-man-who-died-of-ebola-had-belongings-burned-must-find-new-dallas-home.ece

[Texasgal]

1. How sad.

I hope the community can rally and help her regain her life. What a sad situation.

[Warpy]

2. More overkill from panicky twits who don't know what they're doing

Yes, some things should be burned. Clothing can be laundered and the TV could have been wiped down with a bleach solution.

The worst reason to do anything is panic. Unfortunately, panicky people running around like idiots and messing us up are the ones put in charge "just in case."

Mrs. Troh not only lost the love of her life, she lost everything.

[SoCalDem]

10. Did he shit or throw up on the tv?

I'm surprised they did not strip the family down to bare skin...

[Tommy2Tone]

3. I live in Dallas and sadly

no one will rent to her.

There are people trying to help but it's going to be hard in this insane corner of right wing idiots.

[jwirr]

4. Hopefully there are kind hearted people who will help her. This made me think of the stories about

Native Americans when their tribes had the small pox epidemic and so many died. One of the things that was done after they died was that all of their belongings were burned even when there were survivors.

My sympathy is with her and her family.

[Strelnikov_]

5. Or, they could have simply ensured the apartment was clear of bodily fluids

And clear simply means no pools, and waited 24 hours.

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/qas.html

How long does Ebola live outside the body?

Ebola is killed with hospital-grade disinfectants (such as household bleach). Ebola on dry surfaces, such as doorknobs and countertops, can survive for several hours; however, virus in body fluids (such as blood) can survive up to several days at room temperature.

[deurbano]

8. All the incineration (even of computers) seemed like such overkill.

[SoCalDem]

11. right wingers do not believe what scientists say

[AngryAmish]

6. If the authlrities did this it is a taking and she must be paid for her stuff.

Every states eminent domaine laws cover this.

[AndreaCG]

7. Incinerating a TV?

I don't agree with incinerating anything, but you could argue that the mattress may have had bodily fluids that couldn't have been cleaned. (A dumb argument granted but let's just say). But a TV ??? The panic for this is even worse, and stupider, than the AIDS epidemic early years. I don't remember TVs being destroyed.

[Barack_America]

14. Incinerated? Or...

In one of the clean up guys living room?

Yeah, I'm that cynical.

[blackspade]

9. All her stuff should be replaced.

They destroyed a TV? WTF?
This is the kind of over-reactive bullshit that is the result of politics replacing science.

[KMOD]

12. It's awful, I hope charity organizations will help her out.

I know I will if they provide donation info.

They did the same thing to Nina Pham.

"The decontamination efforts have come at a cost. Among the items authorities destroyed: Pham’s clothes, shoes, furniture and Macbook which contained her photos, Joseph said. She’s wondering about a David Yurman necklace her mother gave her.

“I was just talking to Nina about how all her clothes and bags were burned,” said Joseph, adding that Pham is known for an “amazing sense of fashion.” Pham had recently purchased a pricey Tory Burch purse with her bonus money.

“They burned it,” Joseph said."

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-nina-pham-ebola-20141016-story.html

[tammywammy]

15. There are multiple charity groups helping. n/t

[NutmegYankee]

16. Why are charity groups helping?

The government should pay for everything it destroyed. It was wrong to burn the stuff in the first place, but do people actually intend to let the state get away with not paying for everything? What kind of banana republic have we become?

[KMOD]

17. I would love to help Louise Troh and her family

If you can provide a link for me, I would really appreciate it.

[Stardust]

13. This is unbearable. This world has reverted to medieval mentality. Funds have been set up, though:

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20141021-faith-groups-nonprofits-raise-aid-for-vickery-meadow-after-ebola-scare.ece

[KMOD]

18. Yes! Thank you, Stardust!!!! :)