“I thought it was a temporary hospital authorization,” she said.

“I didn’t ask staff.

I didn’t ask to see the form.”

The dates showed requests made before the twins were born.

They included the identification, preparations at Vivian’s home, and a plan that depended on me signing after surgery.

When the message about describing me as unstable was addressed, Karen kept her eyes on the page.

“I should have understood that this was different,” she said.

My lawyer had warned me not to interrupt or respond to witnesses.