More than a nurse: Who is Ebola patient Nina Pham?
October 17, 2014 -- Updated 0211 GMT (1011
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Nina Pham graduated from Texas Christian University in 2010
- She received her critical care certification just two months ago
- Pham's family is known for always helping other people, a longtime friend says
- She adores her Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Bentley
Now, Nina Pham tries to recover
in the same Dallas hospital where she works.
Here's what we know about the
26-year-old Texan:
'I'm
doing well'
Video shows Nina Pham in
hospital room 
Who is nurse Nina
Pham? 
Dallas nurse's friend: She's
selfless
On Tuesday, Pham said she was
"doing well" in a statement released by her employer, Texas Health Presbyterian
Hospital Dallas.
"I'm doing well and want to thank
everyone for their kind wishes and prayers," she said, according to the
hospital. "I am blessed by the support of family and friends and am blessed to
be cared for by the best team of doctors and nurses in the world."
Pham was in good condition, said
Wendell Watson, spokesman for Texas Health Resources.
She's
Vietnamese-American
Pham grew up in a Vietnamese
family in Fort Worth, Texas.
She didn't go far away for
college, attending Texas Christian University in the same city. Pham graduated
with a nursing degree in 2010.
And just two months ago, she
received certification in critical care nursing, which deals specifically with
life-threatening problems.
She's very
religious
"She is a very devoted Catholic,
and always puts the other people's interests ahead of her own," said family
friend Tom Ha, who has known Pham since she was in eighth grade.
Ha taught Pham in Bible class at
his church.
"She comes from a family that is
(of) a very strong faith," he said. So he wasn't surprised "that she (did) more
than her duty called for in order to make sure the patient had a chance to
survive."
When Pham called the church to
let members know she had contracted Ebola, "everybody at the church" began
crying, he said.
She loves her
job
Ha, the family friend, said
nursing isn't just a job for Pham -- it's a calling.
"I think that she takes it (as)
more than a career. I think it's a vocation, because her family, from the time
that we met, they always serve other people," he said.
When she was accepted into
nursing school, she was really excited, a family friend told The Dallas Morning News.
"Her mom would tell her how it's
really hard and a bunch of her friends quit doing it because it was so
stressful," the friend told the paper. "But she was like, 'This is what I want
to do.' "
She's a good
teacher
Nurse's friend: Pham wore a
hazmat suit 
Neighbors of nurse with Ebola
concerned 
Ebola patient given blood from
survivor
Not only is Pham skilled in
proper nursing techniques, she was a scrupulous teacher, too.
Jennifer Joseph trained under
Pham at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Though she now works at another
hospital, she remembers the guidance she received from Pham.
"Knowing Nina, she's one of the
most meticulous, thorough, effective nurses," Joseph told CNN affiliate KTVT. "She taught me infection control and hand
hygiene and protocol. I learned so much of that from her."
Joseph said she also has faith
that those taking care of her now will help their colleague recover.
"I have full confidence they'll
be able to get her through this."
She has a sense of
humor
Among the boards she set up on
her Pinterest account are two filled with funny e-cards: "Laughter is the best
medicine" and "Nurse things."
"I hate the questions that start
with, 'So you're a nurse, let me ask you ...' " read one of the pins she
posted.
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