JOLENE'S POVDr. Reyes called me into her office on a Wednesday afternoon, the kind of summons that always carried a flutter of anxiety regardless of how well a rotation had actually been going, and gestured for me to sit down across from her desk with an expression I couldn't immediately read."How are you feeling," she asked, glancing briefly at the noticeable curve of my stomach, now well into the second trimester and impossible to disguise beneath even the loosest scrubs."Tired," I admitted. "But managing.""Your obstetrician sent over a note," Dr. Reyes said, sliding a paper across the desk. "Recommending reduced overnight shifts for the remainder of the pregnancy, given some of the stress markers in your recent bloodwork. I wanted to discuss accommodations with you directly rather than simply adjusting your schedule without input."I read through the note twice, old instinct flaring immediately, the familiar, exhausting reflex toward proving I didn't need special treatment, tha
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