{"id":16310,"date":"2026-10-28T03:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T03:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknonoktasi.com\/?p=16310"},"modified":"2026-10-28T03:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T03:30:20","slug":"my-daughter-revealed-who-replaced-my-babys-fever-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknonoktasi.com\/?p=16310","title":{"rendered":"My Daughter Revealed Who Replaced My Baby\u2019s Fever Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 xdj266r x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 xngnso2 xhacrq1 x1lliihq x1s688f x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"title\"><\/h1>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">single<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWere<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">put<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nighttime<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medication<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">infant<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">syringe?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sealed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prescription<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shifted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spoke<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wife<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exhausted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">difficult<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">replied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">held<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">teddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tightly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">arm.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expression<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tense,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">though<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">desperately<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">searching<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seem<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">less<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">responsible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eventually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">admitted.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBut<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sharply.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDon\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blame<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">either<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">acknowledged<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">any<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">involvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">frightened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simply<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">received<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrong<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medication.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">frightened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">outside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">family<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">allow<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">covered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">both<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hands.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lowered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bring<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">himself<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">look<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBecause<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sleep<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">long<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">calm<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">burning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">temperature<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">104<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">degrees,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">yet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doctor<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mothers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sometimes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worry<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">aren&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">really<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">problem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">responded<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smug<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smile,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">added,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">overly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anxious.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">silent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continued<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rocking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seven-year-old<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">raised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">teddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Grandma<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">instead<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">actual<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medicine?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slowly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lowered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stethoscope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Until<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">conducting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appointment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">practiced<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">composure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">already<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">situation.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">An<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anxious<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">new<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tired<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">family.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fever<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appeared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">alarming<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ordinary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explanation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spoke,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">changed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gaze<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shifted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">teddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clutching<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wore<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tiny<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">denim<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">overalls.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">One<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">strap<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slipped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">off<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shoulder,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">revealing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rounded<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">edge<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">amber<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prescription<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fabric.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cTell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exactly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saw,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dismissive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hugged<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">school<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">jacket.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fingers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shook<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worn<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fur,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">steady.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cGrandma<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">poured<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medicine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sink,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explained.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">put<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purple<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sleepy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medicine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">syringe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">leaned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anyone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">else<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">respond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seven,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gets<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mixed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI&#8217;m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mixed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">replied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Instead<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grandmother,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">real<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medicine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trash<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">written<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sense<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thoughts<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trapped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">separate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">parts<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sentence:<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sink,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trash,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">syringe,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weakly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chest.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paper<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">covering<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">examination<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crinkled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loud,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">angry<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cries<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">earlier<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">week.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Instead,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">faint,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rough<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whimper<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">barely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">above<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sound<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breathing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Even<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thin<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cotton<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sleeper,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">skin<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">terrifyingly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">extended<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">removed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">teddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">overalls<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carefully,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">almost<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">important<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pharmacy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">label<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attached.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clearly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">printed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">across<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">front.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">liquid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">close<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">original<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fill<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">line,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">even<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">though<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">supposedly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">giving<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medicine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">several<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rotated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">examined<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">instructions.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">held<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bright<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">light<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">examination<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">offering<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explanations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claimed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appeared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">full<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">measuring<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doses<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">incorrectly.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suggested<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exhausted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">probably<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgotten<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">administered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">insisted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">must<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">discovered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">old<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">invented<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">story<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sometimes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThat&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">probably<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hardly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sleeps.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Ever<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">since<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">panicking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spoke<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weren&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sitting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feverish<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">months,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">concern<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expressed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evidence<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">If<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">checked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breathing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">twice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sleep,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dramatic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">If<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wash<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">their<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hands<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">controlling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">If<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">contacted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pediatrician<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feeding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">less<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sleeping<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">differently,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everyone&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">perfected<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">art<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">these<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exhausted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sigh,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">presenting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">himself<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sensible<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trapped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">between<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unstable<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wife<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">innocent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">After<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rarely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">needed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">defend<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">herself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simply<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watch<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">satisfied<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expression,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">waiting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finish<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">argument<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">behalf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Even<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thermometer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">showed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">104<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">degrees,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">insisted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">check<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reading<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unchanged,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suggested<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">probably<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">used<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thermometer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">incorrectly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">packing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">diaper<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bag,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reminded<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">babies<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">developed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fevers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rushing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doctor<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anxious.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">taken<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Now<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nearly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">full<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prescription<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pressed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">call<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">button<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">examination<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nurse<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">responded,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">instructions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">specific.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">transferred<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">treatment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">instructed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">place<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prescription<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medication<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bag.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">review<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">substance<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">received<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">establish<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">given<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stepped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThis<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">getting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ridiculous,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">complained.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">raised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">argue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">offer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">any<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reassurance,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">either.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Instead,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attention<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDo<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">which<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purple<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Grandma<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">used?\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">keeps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bed,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answered.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cIt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">says<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nighttime<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">front.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stomach<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tightened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">painfully<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">readjust<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hold<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exactly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">which<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">describing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">noticed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nightstand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">staying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inspected<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">belonged<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bring<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anywhere<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">near<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">raised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">both<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hands<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everyone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">else<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">completely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">misunderstood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claimed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">settle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refused<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anyone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">insisted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hovered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">restless,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">arguing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">peaceful<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">needed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">peaceful<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">caregiver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">supported<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">repeated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sleeping<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">properly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagining<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dangers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spoke<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">familiar<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pattern<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">used<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">countless<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">times<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accusation,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rephrased<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sound<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reasonable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">called<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unstable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">described<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">overwhelmed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accused<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">harming<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anxiety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claimed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">concerned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Their<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">words<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">differed,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">their<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">intention<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">By<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finished,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">original<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">issue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disappeared.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">conversation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">become<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">examination<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">personality,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">judgment,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fit<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trembling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">concealed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medicine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carried<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everywhere.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">retrieved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trash<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">examination<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knowing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">any<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">adult<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">done<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">adult<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">around<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refused<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protected<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stopped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">defend<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cPlease<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">document<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exactly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">has<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAnd<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">want<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">either<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answering<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">questions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">behalf.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI&#8217;m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">replied.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">replacing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medication?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">glanced<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doorway<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">instead<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tiny<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">movement<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">more<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">than<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">any<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explanation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cheek<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rested<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chest.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shallow,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">uneven<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breaths<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">warmed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fabric<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shirt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wouldn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">look<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">folded<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">arms<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">across<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nervous,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">declared.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cChildren<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sense<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">their<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mothers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">panicking.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">word<\/span> <span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sounded<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">different<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">else<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span> <span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span><\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span> <span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accident<\/span><\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">correct<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nurse<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">returned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medication<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">placed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prescription<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inside,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sealed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bag,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrote<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">label.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">scratching<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sound<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seemed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unusually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loud<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sealed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bag<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nurse<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">instructed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">keep<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">faced<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">teddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hidden<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">overalls<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hung<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loosely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stomach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lowered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">himself<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slightly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wouldn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">standing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">notice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medicine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">switched?\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lowered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gaze<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">night<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Grandma<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stayed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">house,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shook<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dreamed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNo,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">insisted.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">downstairs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crying.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Grandma<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">syringe,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Daddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">go<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heartbeat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seemed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pound<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">actually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">become<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">silent.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Machines<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continued<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">humming<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">somewhere<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beyond<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wall.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Footsteps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">passed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hallway.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">faint<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sound<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attention<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fixed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">telling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">story<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">child<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">excitement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carefully<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">describing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">witnessed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">syringe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grandmother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">standing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nearby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">night<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stayed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exhausted.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">struggled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">settle,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">insisted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">go<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">upstairs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">get<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">some<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stay<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">awake<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">returned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">downstairs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">later,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cleaned.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medicine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">syringe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rinsed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sink.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">taken<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fallen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">At<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">relieved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">even<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thanking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Now<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">memory<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sharp<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">object<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lodged<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ribs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medicine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grandmother<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">poured<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">water,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">threw<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trash.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cHow<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">get<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">waited<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">until<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">went<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">living<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ran<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thumb<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">teddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wiped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paper<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">towel.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">First,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">put<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">backpack,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Daddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">check<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">So<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Teddy&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clothes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expression<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">harder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medicine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">backpack?\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">demanded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">raised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answering<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">questions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anyone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">established<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">such<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">boundary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">between<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">interruptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">closer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reach<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hold<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">both<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">arms<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrapped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">around<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shifted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">body<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">elbow<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brush<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shoulder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">leaned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claiming<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imaginative.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stories<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">invented<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">younger<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dreams<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sometimes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">described<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">during<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breakfast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">None<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">examples<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fact<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prescription<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">almost<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">full.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Nevertheless,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seized<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">see?\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">confuses<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dreams<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expression<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tightened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dream<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">say<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">replied<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">patient<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">usually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">used<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">correcting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI&#8217;m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">misunderstood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saw.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shook<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saw<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Grandma<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fill<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">syringe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mild.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">needed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rest,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nervous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gaze<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWas<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medication<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prescribed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby?\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">avoided<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">giving<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">direct<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Instead,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">talked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claimed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mothers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">relied<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">common<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sense<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">generations<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">parenting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decision<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">complained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">difficult<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">household.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">repeated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWas<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purple<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medication<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prescribed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNo,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">admitted.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBut<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exhaled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">though<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">admission<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">put<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">end<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recovered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">discarded<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medicine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trash.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hidden<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">teddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">own<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">search<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">backpack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">burning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">defending<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">intentions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nurse<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">treatment-room<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">door<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">informed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ready.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">instructed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">move<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reached<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">diaper<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI&#8217;ll<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carry<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">offered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNo,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">word<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">softly,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">withdraw<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">placed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">strap<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shoulder<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">keeping<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">close<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">free<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stepped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doorway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThis<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exactly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">talking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">complained.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turn<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crisis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nurse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cPlease<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">both<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">others<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remain<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">here<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">until<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">determine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">information<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expression<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">changed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">day,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appeared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">controlling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI&#8217;m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">staying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">here,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protested.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThat&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">faced<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tightened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grip<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truth,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">returned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gaze<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">confidence<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">displayed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appointment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Even<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seemed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">certain<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protect<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Perhaps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">defended<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">many<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">times<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">otherwise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">final<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">once?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lowered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">teddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fingers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">move<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">speak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">already<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thinks<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saw.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI&#8217;m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sterling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">replied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">counting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">silently<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">teddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bear&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">One<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">second.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">third.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThree<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nights,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cGrandma<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">night<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asleep.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">words<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seemed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divide<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">separate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worlds:<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I&#8217;d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">confront.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Three<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">careless<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">misguided<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attempt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">repeated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">routine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother-in-law<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">speaking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">more<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rapidly.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">insisted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">vivid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imaginations.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claimed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">preparing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">herself.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">argued<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trash<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">proved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">actually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">placed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">syringe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">raised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn&#8217;t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">look<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grandmother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Instead,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">directly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDaddy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">held<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">baby<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sterling asked my husband a single question. \u201cWere you there when someone put a nighttime medication into your infant son\u2019s syringe?\u201d My husband looked at the sealed prescription bottle. Then his eyes shifted toward his mother. She spoke before he could answer. \u201cWe were only trying to help. 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