As she listened to him, Abby had to bite back the desire to ask if he had really expected anything different to happen. Not helpful, Abby. She reminded herself as she tried to focus. She didn't want to be a doctor, not right now. Didn't seem like life was going to give her that option today.
"Well...her physical injuries have healed, that was the easy part, Rory." She had tried to warn him about this weeks ago, at the outset, that Pippa wasn't going to bounce back from this quickly. "Now she has the time and the mental capacity to dwell on what happened. It's not uncommon for attack victims to exhibit--"
She cut herself off, she wasn't lecturing a fourth year med student or too eager intern. This was a...friend. Family. "Look, she's been through hell and back, I don't have to tell you that. She's going to need to work through this before she can move on. Ideally, she won't try to go it alone but..." Another sigh, she needed to level with him. "Do you want professional advice here or my personal experience? I can give you both."
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Date: 2008-09-27 04:34 am (UTC)"Well...her physical injuries have healed, that was the easy part, Rory." She had tried to warn him about this weeks ago, at the outset, that Pippa wasn't going to bounce back from this quickly. "Now she has the time and the mental capacity to dwell on what happened. It's not uncommon for attack victims to exhibit--"
She cut herself off, she wasn't lecturing a fourth year med student or too eager intern. This was a...friend. Family. "Look, she's been through hell and back, I don't have to tell you that. She's going to need to work through this before she can move on. Ideally, she won't try to go it alone but..." Another sigh, she needed to level with him. "Do you want professional advice here or my personal experience? I can give you both."