Meredith nods, thinking through that. She's not precisely friends with a lot of the other doctors, but she knows enough about them to have an idea who Faye is talking about now. Dean seems like a really sweet guy in his way, too, and it's always rough to lose anyone, especially family.

"That can take a lot out of you," she agrees sympathetically. "It's entirely possible that's a big part of it. Stress can have that effect. But with the other symptoms you mentioned, I'd like to look at other options. If I could get you to give me a urine sample, we can test that and we should be able to get more answers."