Mary Seacole; her travels

The speaker recounts their experiences performing an autopsy on a child who died of Cholera, gaining valuable insights into the disease. They also established a restaurant called the British Hotel to serve travelers. Upon returning to Jamaica in 1850, they assisted during a yellow fever outbreak. Learning of the Crimean War, they traveled to England to volunteer as a nurse but faced rejection, ultimately deciding to go to Crimea at their own expense.

What motivated the narrator to travel to England?

What was the outcome of the narrator's attempt to join the second contingent of nurses?