Wayland Town Crier 9/26/14: Mass. doctor says he knew Ebola risk. Dr. Rick Sacra knew what he was getting into when he went to Liberia in early August to treat very ill pregnant women and deliver babies at a time when the West African nation was dealing with an outbreak of Ebola. But Sacra, a Wayland native who contracted Ebola and was treated successfully in an isolation unit at the Nebraska Medical Center before returning home to Massachusetts, shrugged off any suggestion that he was a hero. He said there are many people, including firefighters, police officers and military personnel, who head toward dangerous situations instead of steering away.

Boston Globe 9/26/14: Ebola-Infected Mass. Doctor: ‘I Thought I Might Die’. Richard Sacra, the Worcester physician who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia, said he was “very happy” about being Ebola-free in a press conference on Friday. But he’s still got a ways to go until he’s fully back to normal. “I’ve got to tell you I’m tired,” Sacra said, flanked by his wife Debbie. “Yesterday was my biggest day in the last month. My legs are wobbly and I’m very tired. I’ve been told that this process of getting well is going to be two-to-three months. It’s not a quick recovery.”