[carefully she uses the arms of her chair to push herself up to standing. it's not as bad as it was, where she would shake when she stood up, but she still needs to be deliberate about it. but she can walk, taking her steps in the direction where she knows his desk to be. her recovery's been remarkable, in the hands of a professional and with a solid willpower to get better.]
Do you think that soon I won't need the chair anymore?
[back on her own two legs. the idea is a wonderful one.]
[ helena's growth in this field is remarkable, watching how she's able to take confident steps than any questionable ones on shaky legs makes him smile. this is what he's able to do, the impossible, and she is proof of that. with a clipboard in hand, he writes down a few pieces of information before following behind her. ]
I think so, by next month or at the end of it... you'll be free. It breaks my heart that I won't see you as much anymore, but we've been together for quite some time...
[ pulling out a small set of keys, he'll begin to open one of the drawers at his desk. ]
We'll still see each other, Doctor! Just not in this capacity. We'll get to see each other as friends, and not patient and healer.
[she sounds wholly convinced of it. sure, he's faculty, but that doesn't preclude them being friends.]
I know I've said it so many times, but I mean it today as well - thank you for your work with me. Truly, it feels like you performed a miracle just saving my life alone.
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Do you think that soon I won't need the chair anymore?
[back on her own two legs. the idea is a wonderful one.]
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I think so, by next month or at the end of it... you'll be free. It breaks my heart that I won't see you as much anymore, but we've been together for quite some time...
[ pulling out a small set of keys, he'll begin to open one of the drawers at his desk. ]
But all good things come to an end!
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[she sounds wholly convinced of it. sure, he's faculty, but that doesn't preclude them being friends.]
I know I've said it so many times, but I mean it today as well - thank you for your work with me. Truly, it feels like you performed a miracle just saving my life alone.