In the esophagus, the mucosa collapses against the distal end of the endotracheal tube, thereby limiting the ability to fully pull back on a syringe or for a flexible compressed bulb to reexpand.
However, the size and pain from her leg ulcer has been relieved significantly thanks to the careful treatment by Doctor Yang Jing over the past several days.
And therefore, tragically, in adult friendships, neither party is left able to call out the problem sensibly or deal with it maturely, leaving it to fester in embarrassment and shame instead.
That was the conversation. I hoped it would blow over, but Dad was so hurt that I hadn't mentioned homeschooling in my interviews that this new wound festered.