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Baran Al-Hashimi (OCs: the Al-Hashimis; Amir, Karim)
Cassie McKay / Michael Robinavitch / John Shen / Victoria Javadi
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Robbishimi / Robby x Al-Hashimi
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robby riding his motorcyle with baran sitting behind him. he feels the warmth of her body on his back, her long arms and soft hands wrapped around him. as they ride the back roads of pennsylvania they can watch the sun slowly creep in the sky. the breeze in their faces, their matching helmets reflecting in the early morning sunlight. no other drivers on the road. her chin rests slightly on his shoulder. she’s close enough he can smell her hair. jasmine. they are quiet as they wind down to roads, in this moment all is well.
baran has something physical she's dealing with, robby's struggle is mental. robby has someone in his time of crisis. baran doesn't. she's new. it's her FIRST day. she knows no one that is professionally an equal to her at PTMC. both of them are struggling but only one of them has people in his corner. duke, dana, and abbot all try to reach out to him. no one reaches out to baran; she tries to reach out to her asshole colleague in a very personal manner and it goes extremely bad. robby gets to cry with abbot in the hospital. baran cries alone outside it. she is left to deal with her condition in isolation. he finds comfort in an infant.
I'll be asking you to do a number of things today. Some of these things may be really easy for you, but some may be hard. Most people do not answer every question correctly or finish every item.
But please try your best.
Do you have any questions?
Let's begin.
I am going to read you a list of words. I want you to listen carefully and, when I finish, repeat back as many words as you can. You don't have to say them in the same order as I do — just repeat back as many words as you can remember, in any order. Okay?
Here. There. You. No. For. Future. Maybe. Is.
I am going to read the list again. When I finish, repeat back as many words as you can, even if you've already said them before. Okay?
Maybe. There. Is. No. Future. For. You. Here.
Now I am going to say two words and ask you how they are alike.
__In what way are wish and expect alike?
That's right. They both have to do with the future.
__In what way are always and never alike?
That's right. They are both absolutes.
__In what way are an attending and a mother alike?
That's right. They are both people upon whom others depend.
__In what way are you and Robby alike?
That's right. You and Robby are both attendings.
__In what way are you and Robby alike?
That's right. You and Robby are both falling apart.
__In what way are you and your five year-old self alike?
That's right. You both want to help people.
__In what way are you and your five year-old self alike?
That's right. You and your five year-old self are both scared.
__In what way are acceptance and denial alike?
That's right. They are both stages of grief.
__In what way are acceptance and denial alike?
That's right. They are both choices.
I am going to say some words. Listen carefully and tell me what each word means.
Now I'm going to read you some problems. Listen carefully.
__Baran has two dozen bagels. She eats 1 and gives 9 more away. How many bagels does she have left?
__Baran worked 232 hours in 4 weeks. If she worked an equal number of hours each week, how many hours did she work each week?
__Baran takes 1000 mg Keppra daily. If she increases the daily dose every 2 weeks by increments of 1000 mg/day, how long until she reaches the maximum recommended daily dose?
__Baran had two seizures today, each lasting less than five seconds. Can she drive home after shift?
__Baran is 40 years old. She had her first seizure at 5 years old. For how many years has she been a burden?
__Baran can only work with double coverage for the next 6 months. For how much longer will she be a burden?
__Baran, is this you?
I am going to read you a short story. I'd like you to listen carefully and, when I finish, repeat back as much of the story as you can remember. Try and use the same wording, if you can. Okay?
On Saturday, July 4th, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, you have your first shift as attending at PTMC. You want to make a good impression.
Now repeat back as much of the story as you can.
I am going to read that same story again. When I finish, I want you to again repeat back as much of the story as you can remember. Try to repeat it as exactly as you can.
On Saturday, July 4th, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, you have your first shift as attending at PTMC. You are completely alone.
Now repeat back as much of that story as you can.
Do you remember the list of words I read to you at the beginning? Tell me as many of those words as you can remember now.
I'm going to read you some words. Some of these words were on that list, and some of them weren't. I want you to tell me which words were on the list.
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I saw a post of someone talking about what Sepideh recently said in regards to s3 and positive changes made by Baran, and they were kinda hating on robby saying that it shows that robby is a bad leader and that Baran would do a better job.
But Sepideh literally said that Al-Hashimi has been working with double coverage!!! I understand that’s partly because of her seizures but she also said she would recommend it.
And like of course the department is going to be running more smoothly and with less stress when there are two attendings!!!! That doesn’t proof that Robby is a bad leader and wasn’t doing a good job, it proves that management is shit and was overworking him!!!
It annoys me so much when people just pick and choose what they read/hear and make it fit their narrative.
that's not surprising at all! tbh i'm rewatching season one right now and at every given moment gloria is hounding robby about patient satisfaction scores, she's pushing and ranting, and he's retaliating asking for more nurses, more beds, more staff, and she snaps back that he needs to use the resources he has to make things better. it's placed entirely on robby's shoulders to improve a crippling system he knows he can't improve. the blame is placed on him, not the system. during season two he makes it clear to al-hashimi that pushing for change is unrealistic as he's tried and tried but got nowhere - no one is listening to him and he's trying his best. obviously baran al-hashimi is wonderfully stubborn and she desperately wants to push for change, going as far as to use generative ai, which is very controversial. but apparently in season three, she manages to do it.
for robby to leave and return to see fundamental changes, yet unknown, is going to be jarring to him and to the audience. they listened? why to her but not to him? what did she do differently? what could have robby done/said in the past? why was he the sole attending and now there's two? so on and so forth. people placing blame and saying robby is a bad leader is incorrect but realistic because he is relentlessly blamed for a system that is buckling and hurting these healthcare workers and why so many real people are feeling burnt out, drained, and helpless.
my hunch is that things are may not be as what they seem (for robby and baran). sepideh said things are "seemingly improving" which tells me that maybe things aren't so perfect after all. the only thing we for sure know about baran is that she's working with double coverage and it's robby's first day back. and you have to throw baran's epilepsy into the mix -- we don't know what her prognosis on that front is but i doubt she's out of the woods.
as for robby, i don't know how good his sabbatical was since noah made that one instagram comment ("yours was better than mine. -robby"). i think it might be "a grass is greener" type thing. i do think that while robby is an excellent leader and doctor, he's not the right person for the chief role. he doesn't even seem to like the position that much -- my guess is that he was thrust into the role due to adamson's death. i wonder if part of his recovery involves releasing control to someone more suited personality wise and willing to be chief (enter baran).
and then what if i said baran paid to have her car towed back to her home instead of calling a friend to drive it back for her because she’s certainly not gonna fucking tell anyone now that she’s having seizures. and it’s still a sore spot with her ex, for whom baran’s secrecy around it was one of the reasons they divorced. and she doesn’t want him to worry. she’s always regulated everyone else’s emotions around her seizures on top of her own. she couldn’t handle taking on that role again, let alone for him
i have a hard time believing things are actually going well since sepideh said “things are seemingly improving” which to me sounds like things may not be as good as first presented.
baran and robby confiding in each other during season 3. robby offering to take her home at the end of the shift (as she’s still on her driving restriction).
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i saw some people are theorizing that baran’s episodes are related to her PTSD i kinda *don’t* want that to be the case (or at least to be the sole cause) because i feel that would take away from her story about having & dealing w a chronic illness in the workplace.
I know he had a lot going on, but for Mr. Abandonment Issues, it probably felt good as fuck that Abbot relentlessly kept trying to reach him. Robby was a total dick to him and it didn't matter, Abbot did not care. In the moment it was, "He won't fuckin' leave me alone." But deeper than that? He won't leave.
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It happens when Dr. Al-Hashimi is talking to a teenager named Sophia who came in for a broken arm. Before Baran can excuse herself, her 16 year old patient checks in on her, “You good?”
“Uhh yes, I just need a moment.”
“You know, I experience those too. I’m epileptic. I was diagnosed about two years ago,” her patient says as she sits on the bed holding her arm.
Baran stares at the girl, taken aback by the statement. This teenager was so unashamed and upfront about her diagnosis. Something that Baran had struggled with the majority of her life. The attending takes a deep breath and nods, confirming an answer to the girl’s statement. Trying to ground herself, Baran asks, “Did you have a seizure when you fell and broke your arm?”
“No, just clumsy,” her patient laughs. “Stairs aren’t my friend.” She looks up at the attending, “It’s… cool to see a doctor like me,” Sophia smiles at Baran. “That gives me a lot hope.”
Baran turns to her patient, “Don’t let anyone tell you what you can and cannot achieve.”
Sophia’s dad affirms Baran’s statement to his daughter, “That’s right honey. You’re amazing and can do amazing things.”
A pang of jealousy comes over her as she hears Sophia’s dad. Why couldn’t my parents embrace me like that? Why was I treated like a liability… a burden… Why? Baran takes a breath in, shoving her emotions down.
Her father adds, “You know Sophia has been engaged in quite a few awareness campaigns. We’re proud of her. Despite her diagnosis she’s taken it stride. It’s really special for her to see someone like you. I’m Dan by the way.” He extends his hand.
“Nice to meet you Dan. I have other patients to check on. I will check back in later and we’ll get Sophia set up with a cast.”
—
As Baran leaves the hospital she replays the earlier interaction in her head. It’s cool to see a doctor like me. It gives me hope.
When she was growing up she would’ve never imagined in a million years that someone could look up to her for that reason. She spent the majority of her childhood and teenage years being a burden on her family; and it was still hard to not feel that way every time she had one. Baran remembers praying to higher powers many times as a girl to be like everyone else. Her father didn’t want anything to do with her. Her oldest brother would taunt her daily sometimes to the point of tears. For a while she got a taste of normalcy. Ten years, in fact. Unfortunately, that came to an end on July fourth. Her life has been turned upside down; the life she had stripped away. Disappointment and grief hit her like a truck. But in this moment her young patient who sat in front of her saw herself in Baran. Sophia struck something in the attending. She knows what it’s like to feel unseen — even as a middle eastern woman. A strange feeling arises within her. It’s hard to name but for the first time it isn’t shame. It’s special to see someone like you.
Abbot and Shen knew the scheduling adjustments were related to a medical related reason but didn’t know all the details. Maybe it was time to tell them. Baran plays with her phone in her hands. She inhales deeply and contemplates further as she walks to the bus stop.