One day, I received a phone call from an old lady, who had a 1.___________ voice. She asked my opinion about suicide. I didn’t expect such a call. But I didn’t respond with something flippant. Instead, I listened to her story. The lady told me she had terrible diseases and she wanted to2.___________ suicide because she thought she was a burden to her family. Then she 3.___________ into tears. Confused and searching for what to say, I stalled for time and 4.___________ about the lady’s family. She told me that Andrew, her 5.___________ middle child, had gotten especially close to her during her illness since he wanted her forgiveness for what he had done during his young adult years. Meanwhile, my memories 6.___________ . Her story reminded me of my Grandma Florence. When she was terribly ill, I was not ready to let her die. Maybe someone in my caller’s life also needed more time. The lady agreed with me. In our conversation, I learned that during the months after her 7.___________ of cancer, Andrew made her a casket and wanted to have time to 8.___________ . Then the lady told me about Sarah, her granddaughter. She gave birth to a stillborn baby and her loss seemed 9.___________ . She said perhaps God knew that Sarah couldn’t deal with another death right now. As she talked, the lady’s voice grew a little stronger. From my training, I learned this is sometimes an 10.___________ that a person is beginning to see a ray of hope. Her perception was that God had a purpose for her life. He needed her help on Earth just a little longer.