阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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Due to a medical error, 44-year-old Safiya became blind. She felt 1. ______ (help). And all she had to depend 2. ______ was her husband Meraj. Meraj wanted to help Safiya gain her confidence again.