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Tiffany could not believe what she was hearing. She stared incredulously at the phone in her hand, a lump forming at the back of her throat and tears stinging her eyes as the geneticist on the other end of the line struggled to find the right words. Eventually, he paused and delivered a diagnosis Tiffany suspected was coming but never could have prepared for.
For months, she had questioned doctors about her six-month-old daughter and gotten the same response: she’s fine, this is normal, you’re overreacting.