10/05/2017
Former L&Co guest, Katie Meyler, spent an evening in Atlanta. Having her here was truly a gift for the women who were privileged to hear her story! Thank you, Katie!
FRED DE SAM LAZARO, correspondent: Thirty-four year old Katie Meyler is a well-known figure in West Point, one of the poorest slums in Monrovia. With a freckled face, strawberry blonde hair, combat boots, and a dress she cuts an unlikely profile. But Meyler feels right at home here, and there’s no greater proof of that than her decision to remain here during the Ebola epidemic that ravaged the city two years ago. The virus took thousands of lives. Most outsiders who weren’t medical personnel were evacuated, including journalists. Meyler filled that void with regular social media posts and interviews.
KATIE MEYLER: I’d rather die at 30 years old, or 32 years old, living for what I really believe from head to toe in every single way possible than to live to be 90 years old and not really fulfill what I was born to do.
