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As time (10) by, I was able to work (11) my fears. Now I understand that the closest I have ever felt to God is in the back of an ambulance. When I (12) to help (13) strangers, I am part of something (14) than myself. Sometimes I truly (15) with someone (16) I would never have met (17) —as I did with Nellie. One midnight, the AIDS hospice (18) help. A colleague and I were (19) to a bedroom. (20) there was a thin black woman with wild hair. When I was given a (21) of her (22) history, I thought, this lady (23) dead over ten times. She had AIDS, hepatitis and TB. She had had brain surgery. Tonight she had a seizure. "Hello, I’m Clarissa, are you in pain" I asked. She replied by cursing (24) me. I didn’t take (25) . When I rode alone with her in the back of the ambulance as another EMT drove, I (26) the printout. Nellie was 33 years old. No previous address. No family members. No next of kin. Her whole life as (27) here was just a list of medicines, (28) and illnesses. one line (29) my attention: hobbies. Nellie’ s hobbies were sewing and gospel singing. I could not sew, but I loved gospel music. …