The quip brought a smile to his face. He was quite accustomed to being referred to as Professor now, though in the beginning it was odd and sounded foreign. It had taken days to answer when being called.
The question, however, turned the smile down into something of concern. Something darker. In truth, there were children who deserved the attention of the healing staff far more than a man who had suffered the same malady for years. He'd happily put his needs off until the last moment possible. "If I were honest, I might say I've only noticed less sensation at a lower point than last we met. A numbness." It had slowly inched its way from shoulder to elbow, and now down the forearm. Though the pain stopped there, the lack of feeling had radiated down from the wrist now into the hand. It was bothersome, the new restriction of function.
"Does that mean it is spreading farther?" Again, if he had to be honest, he'd much rather it spread to his hand than outward from the shoulder into his chest. He couldn't suppress the concern in his eyes as he watched Renwick prepare for the examination.