Watching her for a long moment, the older man's expression fell a little as it often did when he had to accept a loss and he nodded.

"All right. I'll let House know of your decision and we'll pull you off the schedule. But, if you find you want to change your mind, the door is always open for you Lisa and Greg and I would be thrilled to have you back."

He smiled warmly and gave her back a gentle, clinical rub to help loosen some of the congestion.

"In the meantime, you know the drill. If after a week you don't think you're improving come back in and we'll run a culture."