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Maria Lucas poses for a portrait while holding a photo of her two sons at her home on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Palo Alto, Calif. Lucas was a patient in a study who was able to relieve the trauma of losing her eldest son (top left in framed photo) to suicide during a surgery while under anesthesia. She essentially had therapeutic dreams that alleviated her PTSD. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)