Schmidty 16 Jan 2026 Prolonged Paresthesia Medical Thriller based in Olympia, Washington Gregory wakes to the sterile sting of antiseptic and the rhythmic beep of monitors, his right arm numb from fingertip to elbow (not the pins-and-needles kind, but a dead weight that shouldn't exist). "Patient's EEG shows no seizure activity," nurse Colleen murmurs to someone just out of sight, her penlight flicking across his unresponsive pupils. Outside the ER bay, rain drums against the windows of St. Peter's Hospital....