A colleague has a West African in-law who recently lost a loved one. It was a sudden death in the home, and when she (the in-law) got there, the property was surrounded by the flashing blue lights of emergency vehicles.
As a devout Christian, the woman was desperate to anoint the dying, but found it impossible to break through the line of first responders. Increasingly frustrated, the heartbroken woman began yelling at the paramedics, explaining that her faith meant she must be permitted to enter the house and retrieve the anointing oil.
