"I thought you were going to listen to me on this," Meredith says, tensing. She's not sure if she believed that or just wanted to, but he still needs to. She sits up, shaking her head, talking almost to herself. "Do I need to ask someone else to take over? Maybe I should. I should. There's a reason we're not supposed to take care of our own family. If you were any other patient, I'd just say no and be done with it."