She understands him all too well, nodding into her touch before he takes the lead towards the bathroom. That, at least, spares him from seeing her wince, though when he's made it to tub to start the water running warm and turns back to face her, worry seizes his features anew. ]
How bad is it?
[ At least he won't make her feel so helpless by picking her up again. He knows her well, too, and how her increasing need for care rattles her. She's not able to do the sort of things she's used to, and now, even her mind seems to be slowly betraying her. Letting her walk on her own two feet is such a simple thing, and it's heartrending that that counts as a victory. But with the way things have gone today, it does. ]
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She understands him all too well, nodding into her touch before he takes the lead towards the bathroom. That, at least, spares him from seeing her wince, though when he's made it to tub to start the water running warm and turns back to face her, worry seizes his features anew. ]
How bad is it?
[ At least he won't make her feel so helpless by picking her up again. He knows her well, too, and how her increasing need for care rattles her. She's not able to do the sort of things she's used to, and now, even her mind seems to be slowly betraying her. Letting her walk on her own two feet is such a simple thing, and it's heartrending that that counts as a victory. But with the way things have gone today, it does. ]