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Summary Of Past Life As A Nurse In The Congo By Dorothy Gilbert

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The article provides details about an elderly woman, Dorothy Gilbert, and her past life as a missionary/nurse in the Congo. The article starts off talking about her struggle to adapt to the life of being in the Army Nurse Corps. She could never get used to the thought of her having the ability to shoot someone if need be. During her time in the Congo she learned her preferences in her job field; for example, she would rather deliver babies than tend to the injured soldiers. When Gilbert reflects on her time in the Congo, she thinks about how many babies she has delivered and the crazy hours she delivered them. One thing that always seemed to trip her up was trying to convince the tribes to allow her to help the woman and the baby. Gilbert did
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