I've posted notices on the boards, both in Bree and in the nearby villages. With luck, I may have some new help soon.
Misses Denton came by to pick up her things. She still refused to take the pay I owed her, something I still find strange, but it's her choice. I'll set the pouch aside should she return demanding her coin.
I wanted to inquire about miss Jackilyn's health, but after our last conversation, it was better not to ask and give her a reason to shout at me again.
I'm still perplexed by what happened. I've gone over the evening before miss Jackilyn was taken away and still am unable to see why I'm at fault. I caught little of their conversation and it was not my business to get involved. Miss Sol was civil and tried to comfort the other woman, until she lost her patience with miss Jackilyn as she seems to blame everyone but herself for what has unfolded; from my understanding of it all. She was called childish and the conversation soon ended, with miss Jackilyn collapsing into bed to rest, I assume.
There was no threat of the patient bursting into a violent tantrum, nor was her heart unstable, and still I was supposed to interrupt the conversation? If a person's hide is so thin, is that medically relevant enough for me to step into a private conversation? I'll have to look into that and ask, as it seems irrelevant.
Thankfully, she has family that loves her and is willing to coddle her, wrap her in cotton and turn all blame away. I'll continue to hope that their choice of removing her from the soothery will not end in her death. She was getting better, but taken at the worst time, leaving a high risk of her health failing again.
I continue to think back on those questions from miss Jackilyn, when she asked if I cared. I should have seen then and there what was going on. As suspected, she's twisted my answers and made those near her believe I had no care for her wellbeing. Confirmed by misses Denton, when she accused me of not caring whether the woman lived or died. Yet, I've said otherwise many times.
I've no doubt that the story they'll spin will make my business suffer, but I'll have to endure. Father managed in his time, despite the cruel lies spread by unhappy patients. I've decided not to have miss Jackilyn or her family pay for the treatment. With misses Denton refusing to take the coin she's owed and a bill, I fear it might be used to soil my name further.
I'll need to start making more notes, to be able to review my conversations with a patient and see what goes wrong, learn from it. I can't trust my memory alone.
* Look for cheaper shops and stalls
* Clean
