It did not prove he knew the exact diagnosis.

It proved he had been warned something required investigation, and then he had told me our daughter was pretending.

There was another entry, made by a nurse: Patient repeatedly asks if parent will be angry about costs.

Parent requests discharge before recommended testing.

Written warning provided.

I imagined Sadie sitting on a paper-covered examination table, scared of an illness and even more scared of upsetting her father.

My mother touched my shoulder.