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\u201cThank you, Rachel,\u201d I managed. \u201cI\u2019m just\u2026 so tired.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOf course you are. Dr. Stevens prescribed a sedative to help you rest. You need to sleep to heal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She injected something into my IV port. It didn\u2019t feel like the warm flush of typical pain relief. It felt cold, a liquid lead traveling up my vein.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJust close your eyes,\u201d she whispered.<\/span><\/p>\n

I fell into a darkness that wasn\u2019t sleep. It was a coma-like void. When I woke, hours had passed. The sun had moved across the sky. My head felt stuffed with cotton, my limbs heavy and unresponsive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another nurse was in the room, holding Thomas. \u201cOh, you\u2019re up,\u201d she said. \u201cWe were worried. You slept through two feedings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe medicine\u2026\u201d I slurred. \u201cIt was too strong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThank you, Rachel,\u201d I managed. \u201cI\u2019m just\u2026 so tired.\u201d \u201cOf course you are. Dr. Stevens prescribed a sedative to help you rest. You need to sleep to heal.\u201d She injected something into my IV port. It didn\u2019t feel like the warm flush of typical pain relief. It felt cold, a liquid lead traveling up my…<\/p>\n

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