Having access to a psychologist on her care team was extremely helpful to Naomi.
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The thing is I don’t have to explain to her any of my heart stuff. She already knows it and she already has read my entire chart which is extremely helpful because I mean like we’ve been talking for like almost an hour and like can you believe me trying to like that was strictly medical, like the rest of my emotional problems that would take so long. So I’m very thankful that she already knows everything and I didn’t ever have to explain all the procedure and doctors and everything to her so that was really good.
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