“The state will pay for the medical supplies and the weekly nursing visits.”

I stared at Rachel, unable to take in what she was saying.

“You live completely alone,” I said.

“I have a second bedroom that gets a lot of morning light,” Rachel said.

She signed the top page of the packet and handed it back to Evelyn.

“I set up a proper bed and moved all my storage boxes out into the hall.”

I thought about the manila folder lying on my table.