But the good Dr . Radu Scurtu wasn ' t interested . He liked his privacy . He didn ' t like fame of any kind . And for sure he didn ' t want any of the negative attention that tends to come with being any kind of survival expert .
It wasn ' t about the money . The French healthcare system pays doctors handsomely . But I was determined to win this one-because I knew this wasn ' t about our egos . There was much more at stake-the lives of thousands of Americans who would be left helpless in a medical crisis .
After a lot of cajoling and maybe a little bit of emotional blackmail , I succeeded . And boy oh boy did we deliver .
We interviewed the doctor for two weeks straight . What ' s more , I was too paranoid to let the good doctor write it all by himself .
Truth is , as much as I loved his expertise , I was afraid we will end up with a program written for other doctors .