A retired Webster nurse is out of quarantine now, following her recent trip to help Ebola patients in West Africa. Lucille Frisicano is really glad she could help out.
Frisicano got to spend Christmas with her family. The Red Cross volunteer ended her 21 day voluntary quarantine at home last Monday. She agreed to stay at home for the three weeks since she had been part of a team helping patients with Ebola in Liberia.
Frisicano did not get ill, but the quarantine was standard procedure. That meant her husband stayed with other relatives, and aside from going outside to do a little snow shoveling or get the mail, she stayed in her home.
"It was a little strange, yes, because it had been a while since I had seen my family before I came back so it was a lengthy period of time but it was ok talking with them on the phone and, like I said, “Facetiming,” it felt like I was connected."
Frisicano says West Africa really needs the help of the international community if it is going to contain the Ebola outbreak. But she will probably not head back to that part of the world again, citing the difficulty in treating patients and the strain on her family.
Friscano does plan to continue her volunteer work with the Red Cross, particularly involving medical and environmental disasters.
