"That doesn't mean we have to, though," Jesse said, in what he hoped was a soothing tone. "There has to be some kind of specialist out there we can take him to. But you know how he is, all the bases are covered all the time. And loathe though I am to admit it because I can't imagine life without him, sometimes people just get sick, and they don't get better. That doesn't mean we can't keep trying, though."