Meow.
"You can't breathe. you can't even finish a sentence without gasping for air. Why don't you want to go to the hospital?"
"I said i don't want to!"
"You are 83 years old. You need to be watched closely and receive medications through your veins."
"What don't you understand about me not wanting to go to the hospital?!!"
I take a deep breath.
"Ms. B., why don't you want to go?"
She looks away and mutters ....
"My cat. She's got no one but me. We only have each other."