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Hey, I've been following your posts for a few weeks now and I wanted to thank you for publicising the human scale of the tragedy including the good news stories, not just distant pictures of people in hazmat suits.

My questions: how scared are you when you get on that plane? What personal protection are you taking? Have you made contingency plans?

Finally are you in touch with Moses? How is he doing?

The whole fucking thing STINKS to high heaven. I may be wrong and he may be blameless, but he has publically lain down with dogs. He is forever tainted.

Thanks for the answer. Scary but I'm glad you're safe. The other day I tried not touching my face all day - think I lasted less than an hour. It's involuntary but I guess if you're weirded out enough you can override it.

If you're talking to Moses, please tell him his amazing courage and fortitude has profoundly touched at least one random stranger on the other side of the world (thanks to your pictures).

And if you're a redditor reading this, please pledge to mdipaola's Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/277324275/raw-reports-from-ebola-hot-zones - we in the west need to see the human side of this terrible thing. Help him bring it to us!

The animation even first cartoon was captivating, particularly the brilliantly observed cat behaviour. What was your history before making the first cartoon? You were clearly already an accomplished cartoonist; were you an animator too?