“Doctor, please disregard what he said earlier. Please tell me the dos and don’ts. Since he can’t move freely right now if I insist on helping him with his personal hygiene, he’ll have to cooperate,” Estelle asserted.

“How could you be so unreasonable?” Cristofer blurted out what he had always said when he and Estelle bickered in the past. As soon as he finished his words, Estelle and him were stunned and fell silent.

Looking at them meaningfully, the doctor broke the silence and ...