[Update, 4:30pm, October 24th: Mukpo gave an exclusive interview with NBC on October 22nd. You can watch it, here.]
[Update, 4:45pm, October 22nd: Mukpo released a statement on his experience, earlier today. In it, he thanked everyone who helped him overcome the disease and expressed hope that the situation in West Africa may improve. Read the whole statement, here.]
Ashoka Mukpo is cured of Ebola. Mukpo, who is the son of the late Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s widow and her second husband, Mitchell Levy (Trungpa Rinpoche’s personal physician), was diagnosed with the disease about three weeks ago.
Yesterday evening, he posted on Twitter,
Just got my results. 3 consecutive days negative. Ebola free and feeling so blessed. I fought and won, with lots of help. Amazing feeling
— ashoka (@unkyoka) October 21, 2014
Mukpo also expressed empathy for other Ebola victims, including the two nurses in Dallas who are currently fighting the disease.
Mukpo, the son of the late Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s widow, Diana Mukpo, and her second husband, Mitchell Levy (Trungpa Rinpoche’s personal physician), was diagnosed with the disease about three weeks ago. He was working as a cameraman for NBC in Liberia. He was flown home days later. For more coverage on the story, see our original post and our update on Mukpo’s recovery.
Also, see some of Mukpo’s own coverage of the crisis. Mukpo’s article for VICE, detailing the devastation, is here, and a plea for help from the US government, on Al Jazeera, is here.
