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I expect her to stand behind the room’s laptop and start noting my symptoms, but she doesn’t. Instead, she takes the seat next to the table, sitting sideways so she’s facing me.

“I know it’s ridiculous to come in for being tired, but I lost my dad to cancer, and my mom’s primary symptom before her diagnosis was fatigue, and—”

“Shay, it’s understandable.”

My cheeks heat