"THE WOMAN IN THE ROOM" "You shouldn't have come today, Julien." "I don't feel very well." "Tomorrow, I'll probably be better." "What is it?" "It's itchy everywhere." "Are my legs still together?" "Yes." "Can you arrange them, Julien?" "And then... you can leave." "I've never been in such a state before." "I can't move at all." "And my nose is itchy." "Isn't it pathetic to have an itchy nose and not be able to scratch?" "Is that better?" "Can you arrange my legs?" "I just did." "Very well." "I think I'm crying." "I don't want to cry in front of you." "I'd really like to get out of this." "I'd give anything to be rid of it." "It must not be very nice for you." "By the way, I brought your tape." "Thank you." "Mathieu?" "How long have you been here?" "Not long." "Not long, but I should go and let you sleep." "As I said, a loss of her capacities was inevitable after an operation like a cortotomy." "She can move her left hand a little now." "We hope she'll have use of her right hand in 2 or 4 weeks." "Will she walk again?" "She's lost too much weight and muscle tissue." "The tumor is blocking one of her kidneys." "The other one works fine, but when the tumor blocks that one..." "Coma?" "Yes." "She says she always feels pain." "It itches." "The operation destroyed the nerve center in her brain." "She's imagining the pain." "She'll have to cling to life desperately." "Could it get worse than a coma?" "Yes, but we can't predict these things very accurately." "It's a bit like hosting a shark in your body." "You're eaten from the inside." "It's possible she'll develop intestinal problems." "What?" "Let's not talk about those things now." "Maybe you should contact the family, even those abroad." "They could take her home." "People don't like to die in a hospital." "Call the doctor, prepare a morphine syringe." "Hold her firmly." "Call the doctor, now!" "VISITING HOURS Every day between 13:00 and 20:00" "You look better tonight." "Really?" "Cause I don't feel very well." "How's your left hand?" "A little better." "Let me see." "It's numb." "Let me try something." "Take a tissue." "Oh, Julien, I don't think so." "Try for me." "That's good." "When I think about everything I could do with these hands only a year ago." "I think I'm going to take a nap." "Can you give me two of my pills, Julien?" "I brought you some from the house." "That's good." "Very good." "Don't let them see that." "You've always been a good son, Julien." "Edited by:" "Smoyl"