"Doctor helps," he repeated, and nodded to himself. He vaguely remembered 'help' from the words Sookie and Tom had taught him. He flinched a little at the small pin-pricks on his back, but soon enough he felt nothing. There was the odd tug or gentle push, but other than that, nothing.
He didn't even bother trying to listen to whatever the doctor or Ashlee were talking about, he just enjoyed the lack of pain from his back. This was the first time in months that it didn't hurt.