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She goes on to state that no one forced her to become a medic. Her cousin Dalia al-Najjar told BuzzFeed News, "Being a nurse was her dream."

"She challenged the whole community, society, of working as a female first responder," Dalia said. "She encouraged other female first responders to join and made it OK for the community to say that, yeah, female first responders can be on the field, they can help. She gained a lot of respect on the local level."