The son of the first person diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus on American soil  spoke for the first time about his father's condition on Tuesday evening. Karsiah Duncan, 19, arrived in Dallas to visit dad Thomas Duncan from San Angelo, Texas, where he is a student at Angelo State University. 'I hope and keep praying that my family is OK — and that my dad makes it out safely,' Karsiah said. The college student spoke briefly and softly to reporters at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, which has a large Liberian community. 'Thank you church for all the good things you've been doing for my mom, the support given to my family,' Karsiah said. 'Thanks to the hospital for their work in trying to help my dad stay alive.'
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Karsiah Duncan, 19, spoke for the first time since his dad, Thomas Duncan, was diagnosed as the first confirmed Ebola case on US soil
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The college student said he continues to pray his 'dad makes it out safely'
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Duncan's distraught family visited the hospital on Tuesday but didn't have the heart to see him, since last time was 'too upsetting'
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Dallas Ebola patient Thomas Duncan passed away from the disease on Wednesday morning at Texas Presbyterian
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