That's true. I'm glad that I am able to be with you at a time like this. [Does he really only mean while they're sick? Probably not. But he can't say that he's shaken up because he just killed her brother and some small part of him really wants to be comforted.]
That makes sense, I guess. It probably makes patients feel at least a little better while they're here. I haven't been out of my room until now, though, so I haven't seen much else.