Maggie feels the need to speak up, "You know, the Doctor advises against it. It will be absolute horror, watching him go through it. You shouldn't do this to yourself. It's too much to expect anyone to bear. Besides, you can always help him later if he gets through this. That's when he will really need you. At this stage, he won't really know you are even here."

Shannon insists, "I'll know that I'm here!"  She doesn't tell them she had snuck in while the old Chief was fighting from the brink of death.  All she wants them to know is, "It's my right to stay.  Once Mom gets here, she can join me.  Maybe he will be able to feel her presence."