In the evening, Sherilyn bathed Jenna and then tucked her into bed, gently drying her daughter's hair with a soft towel.

As she was about to finish, Sophia walked in with a medicine cup. "Time for your medicine, Jenna."

Jenna pouted and snuggled closer to her mom. "Mommy, it tastes yucky."

No one enjoys taking medicine, especially not someone as young as Jenna.

In the beginning, when Jenna was first diagnosed, Sherilyn had to be incredibly creative to coax her into taking her medicine.

But over time, Jenna had learned to take it without making a fuss.

Sherilyn felt a wave of tenderness for her daughter, recognizing the plea for comfort. "I know it's not the best, but it's like a superhero, you know."

She touched Jenna's nose gently. "They're fighting the bad guys making you sick. Haven't you been feeling a bit better lately?"

"Yeah." Jenna blinked her big, watery eyes in agreement.

"So..." Sherilyn pointed to Jenna's mouth, "let's open the tunnel and let the superheroes in to keep protecting you, okay?"

"Okay."

then bravely opened

"Here we go."

a big gulp of water from her bottle, then opened her mouth wide. ""Mommy,

"Wow..."

her daughter's face, pretending to inspect closely, "What beautiful teeth you have. How did they get so pretty?" Jenna, slightly confused, blinked her beautiful eyes. Wasn't Mom supposed

only a moment before

"Because I'm Mommy's treasure!"

daughter and rocking her gently, charmed

on a new medication, Sherilyn was extra vigilant, periodically checking on

noticed Jenna's fever was a

moaned in her

back. "Are you feeling okay, sweetie? Don't worry, Mommy's here." Jenna,

on the nightstand

was a message from

check in. How's Jenna doing with the

replied with one hand while holding

a slight fever, not

gripped his phone tighter, his brow furrowed with

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