Name: Cassandra Valentine Nickname: Cass Age: 30 Spouse: None Children: None Occupation: 3rd year Pediatric Resident

Physical Description

Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 130
Hair Color: long dark curly brown hair
Eye Color: Brown

Distinguishing Marks: Has a faint scar on her abdomen from a car crash

Hobbies: Reads romance novels (but she'd never admit it!), cooking, camping and hiking, dancing.

Psychological Background: Generally soft spoken and easy to get along with, although she shows an acerbic wit when the occasion calls for it. Cassandra is a people pleaser, often ignoring her own needs to make others happy. Somewhat of a workaholic, she tends to tune others out when she's studying or researching something, often forgetting to eat until she gets dizzy. She loves children although there is a core of sadness there as she has been diagnosed with infertility. She hates to see anyone suffer, especially children and she's a firm believer in positive thinking having the ability to affect one's prognosis.

Personality Quirks: Although she is seen as quite reserved by many of her colleagues, she has a quirky sense of humor and has been known to play a practical joke or two on the deserving. Her one vice is chocolate; it can be an almost religious experience for her depending on the quality of it. She is allergic to shellfish, although she loved it as a child before she developed the allergy. She loves to cook and often makes too much for herself, bringing the extras for her coworkers.

History: An only child, Cassandra's parents divorced when she was nine years old. Her mother, eager to escape an abusive situation, had to leave her behind in order to find a new place to settle. Never dreaming that Cassandra would bear the brunt of her husband's rage, her mother left her in his care for several months before she was able to come back for her. Cassandra never talked about what she went through in those months, preferring not to add to her mother's problems. They moved away and started a new life together. Cassandra always knew she wanted to be a Doctor, studying hard to the exclusion of everything else. Her social life was practically nonexistent. After a while the boys just stopped asking, she was always either studying or holding down an after school job to help bring in money.

She won a moderate scholarship to UCSD and supplemented that with doing medical transcription in her spare time. When she was 25, she was in a serious car crash and was told she would never be able to have children of her own. She decided to specialize in Pediatrics as a way to connect with children on a daily basis. She grew distant from her mother after she left for college, barely speaking to her a couple of times a year even though they live in the same city. She tends to spend most of her time at the hospital, and can always be counted on to take an extra shift.

Special Notes: None