“I blocked it on my shared work calendar as recurring medical leave.”

“For what?” I asked.

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

“Martha shouldn’t be driving herself with her hands shaking, and you shouldn’t be taking unpaid leave from the ER to do it.”

I looked at the green block on the page.

“My mother is very proud, Ethan.

She hides her symptoms because she doesn’t want to feel dependent.”

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