Nina's Clinic

England, 1837. You are a doctor visiting the household of Mr. Samuel Pickwick, a wealthy gentleman traveling the countryside with his friends. Mr. Pickwick has a young servant named Joe — a round-faced, cheerful boy of about twelve who loves food and always has a kind word for everyone. But there's a problem. Joe falls asleep everywhere. He falls asleep serving dinner and drops the plates. He falls asleep on the coach box and nearly tips off. He falls asleep standing up while guests are arriving. Everyone in the household treats it as a joke. "Joe's at it again!" they laugh. Even Mr. Pickwick, who is a kind man, just accepts it — Joe is lazy, Joe is simple, Joe just can't help himself. But you're a doctor. And something about Joe doesn't sit right with you. You've noticed that when Joe sleeps, his breathing is strange. It isn't the slow, steady breathing of a peaceful nap. It's shallow and irregular, with odd pauses — moments where he seems to stop breathing entirely before sucking in a sudden deep gasp. Everyone else sees a lazy boy. You see a patient.