“My Mommy Has Been Sleeping for Three Days”—A Six-Year-Old Arrived at the Hospital With Newborn Twins in a Wheelbarrow
“Can I come back?”
“Yes,” the nurse said.
“We’ll arrange another visit.”
“Will she be awake?”
“She may be sleeping.
Rest helps her now.
We’ll tell you how she’s doing.”
That distinction mattered.
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