[Good, because she's not much for rehashing things. Talking has never been her strong suit; in fact, she would prefer mutism sometimes — which certainly made the scientists second-guess her IQ. Shows what they know about a child's sheer willpower to do the opposite of what they want or expect.]

A degenerative brain disease. That's what they called it.

... But he was kind to me. He spoke to me in our thoughts often. And he did not want to leave me behind. [She looks down, thoughtful.] He is one of the only people who saw me as a child.

I am not just a child, but... it was — nice.