Grievance and the fear of losing someone precious. With or without the knowledge of having to face the disappearance of a loved one or close ally. What's a person going to do, reverting to the past isn't a possibility nor is it viable to wish for an uncertain future. Hospitals were alike in said way, they were hope and despair joined as one.
A side of the heart wanted to jump and scream. Another wanted to breakdown and cry, life's cruelty knew no bounds. Jen's recovery came as a mere token of luck, Anna's deadly degrading of her health spun more into the minds. When against joy or despair, the deciding faction of which will win the battle is based and results from prior experiences. Pessimism ran cold in the blood – and so, opposed to wishing a friend good recovery, they resorted to questioning how or what to feel.