Ion! [She's already speaking before he's completely finished.] You have to take care of yourself! What if it gets worse and worse because you didn't get it treated in time?

[The knowledge that a cure might not be possible hangs over both of them, but neither is willing to voice it.]

What are the symptoms exactly? [They might be able to treat those. Even if it's not getting to the root of the problem (which she hopes really is just an extended illness of some sort), then treating the symptoms might still give them some more time.]