It's 2025 already.

Man, we got a lot to talk about.

I'm Dr. Abdul-El-Said, your host.

And I'm Dr. Caitlin Jedalina, your co-host.

And this is America Dissected.

So, Caitlin, it's been a holiday season.

I know that it wasn't the holiday you planned for, and we're really sorry to hear it.

But do you want to tell us a little bit about how some of the work that we do and what we

talk about here came to life for you a bit?

Yeah, reality of being parents, right, Abdul?

I mean, so my daughter had the flu a few weeks ago, and I think we even talked about it in

the last episode and watched a lot of princess movies.

And then after a few days, it got a whole lot worse.

And so we spent a few days in the Children's Hospital here in San Diego, making sure she felt

better, got the fluids, got some medications, and saw some specialists.

So that was not fun and lost a lot of sleep being at a hospital,

especially sharing your room. So it was not fun. But we made it back home in time for Santa.

She was very worried about that. So we made it home and she's all good now. I'm so glad to hear it. And I'm really sorry

you had to go through that. Like I think sitting with a kid in a hospital is one of those

never events you never want to experience. And I can't imagine what was going through your and

your family's mind, especially going into the holiday, but I'm so glad that she's healthy and

she's well. And it also reminds us that when we talk about these numbers around things like

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