It's like a big bowl. |
There was this one lady, this old white lady who had just had her leg amputated. She didn't know me, and I didn't know her. But we got to know each other real well. I was just this face looming above her. I just kept telling her everything was going to be all right. |
They basically needed us to breathe for them. |
You do the best you can because you know a life depends on it. It was like being in a war zone -- you did what you had to do. |
You keep pumping until your hand cramps up. |