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I Thought To Myself, There's A Man Who Gave Up His Life To Serve Others - To Touch People In That Way Is Probably The Greatest Thing You Can Do As A Human Being.

I Attended The Bedside Of A Friend Who Was Dying In A Dublin Hospital. She Lived Her Last Hours In A Public Ward With A Television Blaring Out A Football Match, All But Drowning Our Final Conversation.

Unfortunately, I Experienced Some Sexual Abuse. It Was A Known And Admitted Fact Of Life Amongst Us That There Was This Particular Man, And You Didn't Want To Be Left In The Dressing Room With Him. It Took Many Years To Come To Terms With It And To Forgive Those Incidents That I Felt Had Deeply Hurt Me.

I Still Cannot Fathom How Difficult It Was For The Women I Met To Find Out That They Were Hiv-positive. It Is Such A Courageous Undertaking In Countries Where There Is Still Considerable Stigma About The Disease. They Got Tested To Ensure That Their Unborn Babies Would Have A Chance Of Life By Being Born Free Of The Virus.

A Completely Disrespectful Photographer Was Asked To Stop Taking Photographs, And Then Said, 'i've Got What I Want. What Are You Going To Do About It?' How Would You Feel If Somebody Walked Up And Started Taking Your Photograph? I Don't Think You'd Be Very Happy.