Ebola Trilogy: Doctors' Story, Body Team 12, Orphans Of Ebola

[Tara Ariano]

A British doctor works on the front lines of the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone in the fall of 2014.

 

Premieres Monday, March 14, at 9 PM ET.

[Primetimer]

That said, you should. (Watch them, not write that hed.)

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[stillshimpy]

I didn't even make it through this piece without starting to get teary-eyed. If I end up watching this I'll likely have to have a B12 shot at the half hour mark.

I understand what you mean about the lecturing tone and how it can really be a difficult row to hoe in a documentary. That conflicted feeling of "Maybe scolding isn't the best way to .....admittedly, you're right so, I will just be over here, feeling helpless and sorry....and so grateful for the accident of birth that so often insulates me from the rest of the world."

It's a really difficult thing, because wherever you are in the world...there you are and the circumstances and problems surrounding your own life tend to draw focus and feel like they are of prime importance. Yet...there's simply no denying that the problems I face on a regular basis are someone else's living fantasy, dreamed-of-but-never-known luxury. Weird mix of gratitude and guilt ...and again...helplessness. Jeez, maybe I'll wait and see how the primaries turn out before I attempt watching this. Even contemplating it is sending me into an existential crisis.

[Calamity Jane]

Just watched all three - don't even have words.  I hate this overused word, but it was powerful, a powerful kick in the gut.  Have to process....