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As always, this is so well-written, Susan. The first description I thought of is gut-wrenching. You really bring us there into the situation. The whole thing with the first pediatrician is so upsetting. I loved reading about you painting and Laura watching. You and Paul's relationship reminds me of Dominick's and mine, even down to the details about the dynamic in the car! haha. Your image of the car representing the great divide is very powerful.

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When my eldest was born, he had some jaundice. The home health nurse delivered the bilibed that we had to keep him on as much as possible. But days later he wasn’t improving, and we discovered she had put the bilibed into its cover upside down. I cried.

I cannot imagine how you felt. But you did exactly what a mother should: trusted your instinct.

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