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My 6-year-old daughter and my husband went to the beach while I was in the hospital. She sent me a selfie. “We had so much fun with Dad!” But the moment I looked at the photo, my phone nearly slipped from my hand. Because in the background, there was something I never expected to see.

The hospital room always felt unnaturally cold after sunset, even when thick blankets covered my trembling body and the heating system hummed softly through the vents. I had been admitted for a seriou…