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"Breathe honey, breathe!" Rodney patted on Joanne's back as she coughed out the sputum into the bowl provided.
"Xander will be here in half an hour." Anika said as she tossed her phone down on the couch, before reaching over to rub Joanne's chest as she continued coughing.
"Where is the f*****g doctor?" Rodney growled at the nurse, who looked taken aback. "And why are you simply standing there?"
"Mom, you are the one who asked her to stay away from me when she came to help!" Joanne whined as she finally sat up, feeling her airways and throat clear up again. "Besides, it's just flu."
"The doctor will be here in a moment." The nurse knew that it was nothing to do be alarmed about but if the last four weeks had taught her something, it was that she must
