I had thought she’d been exhausted by nausea.

I hadn’t known anyone was giving her medication behind my back.

Dr.

Raman didn’t guess what the pills were.

“We can test for some substances,” she said, “but no single test can identify every medication.

If someone brings in the bottle, that would help us tremendously.”

Maribel stepped out to coordinate with the hospital’s social worker.

Another clinician came in and explained that the imaging suggested a large, complex ovarian mass, with a concern that its weight might be interfering with the blood supply to the ovary.