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When I took my five-year-old son for his annual checkup, I found an extra kidney function test on his chart. "This is the screening for a living kidney donor evaluation. Weren't you aware?" At the nurse's explanation, my brow furrowed. "That wasn't in the appointment I booked. Is there a mistake?" The nurse checked the system. "This test was added by Ms. Claire Bennett." I was about to ask more when she looked down to organize the files. A medical document, mistakenly slipped into Owen Carter's chart, slid out. Diagnosis: ADPKD. Patient: Noah. Emergency Contact: Claire Bennett. I stared at those lines, feeling like my chest had been caved in by a sledgehammer. "Why would Claire arrange this for another child?" The nurse immediately snatched the paper back, her expression guarded.