At 56, Clara thought her sudden weight gain and blinding pain meant the end of her life. But the clinic’s diagnosis was far more shocking. And when her estranged daughter finally discovered the truth, her reaction triggered a nightmare no one saw coming…

softened, though her eyes sharpened with clinical attention. “We’re not going to jump there. I want to run some labs, check your urine, maybe schedule imaging depending on what comes back. We’ll take it step by step.”

“Do you think it’s serious?”

“I think it’s worth taking seriously,” Lydia said. “That’s different from assuming the worst.”

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