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Shai had been anxious about needles before. But as his parents prepared to transition him away from his port, he began to hide his arms at infusion time.
Although she phased out such dramatic physical precautions as her son grew and his condition was better controlled, suppressing her protective impulses proved challenging for Eileen.
