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Beatrice pauses at the door to the hospital room, glancing over the file in her hand again. Even though she has already memorised the contents, she runs over the key facts one more time.
Ava Silva, 25.
Brought in four days ago following a truck colliding with her car.
Suspected incomplete acute spinal cord injury. Sensations and mobility are impacted but swelling is still too severe to diagnose at this stage. Long-term care plan needed as recovery will be lengthy.
3 months postpartum, son was in the car but is uninjured. Care will need to be arranged.
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When Ava Silva is brought into the hospital with a severe spinal injury that will take years to recover from, Beatrice has no idea how the woman and her son will completely upend her life.