Cuddy knew that if it came from birth, then there was likely a genetic component, though the progression of this illness still sounded like an infection. If it even was an illness. She'd have to bring up the possibility of having others with non-medical healing techniques brought onto the case. The sound of her pen on the paper might be loud enough to be heard, as she made a note.
"Do you know if anyone else in your family has this condition, anyone related to you who bloomed three times and how close they came to death before it happened?" Ideally, she'd keep her patient as far from death as possible, but without a cure there were no guarantees that treatments to slow her condition would work in time.