"I secretly have his ankles duct taped to the bed." The oncologist gave his eyebrows a playful wriggle and then, just because he could, he reached for the bag of red lollipops, digging one out and popping it into his mouth.

"I am hoping to release him soon, Sam but...he absolutely has to learn that he can't run his body into the ground like this again." There was a gentle sort of seriousness to his tone.