“For what?” I asked.

“To drive your mother to her physical therapy and her doctor appointments,” Ethan said.

“Martha should not be driving herself with her hands trembling, and you should not be taking unpaid leave from the ER to do it.”

I looked at the green block on the paper.

“My mother is very proud, Ethan.

She hides her symptoms because she does not want to feel dependent.”

“She will accept it from me,” Ethan said flatly.