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" It scares the shit out of me,” says June. “It makes me feel like you’re going to downplay everything because of some malpractice lawsuit and I’m going to be in fucking agony.” “I get that,” says Dr. Ramirez, nodding slowly. “So, I’ll call it pain.” “It’d make me feel better if you called it fucking agony,” says June petulantly. “Okay,” she says. “Patients have reported fucking agony, but honestly”—Dr. Ramirez’s shoulders drop—“if you experience what you would characterize as fucking agony, please tell me immediately. You shouldn’t be in actual fucking agony, all right?” A tiny hint of a Bronx accent peers out from her doctorial veneer. That’s the moment when I realize that Dr. Ramirez is chill. "

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Mary H.K. Choi quote : It scares the shit out of me,” says June. “It makes me feel like you’re going to downplay everything because of some malpractice lawsuit and I’m going to be in fucking agony.” “I get that,” says Dr. Ramirez, nodding slowly. “So, I’ll call it pain.” “It’d make me feel better if you called it fucking agony,” says June petulantly. “Okay,” she says. “Patients have reported fucking agony, but honestly”—Dr. Ramirez’s shoulders drop—“if you experience what you would characterize as fucking agony, please tell me immediately. You shouldn’t be in actual fucking agony, all right?” A tiny hint of a Bronx accent peers out from her doctorial veneer. That’s the moment when I realize that Dr. Ramirez is chill.