Dude, she made the right decision. I mean... okay, I know she's not actually a nurse and hasn't taken the Hippocratic Oath, but the whole point of what she does is to preserve life and function over all else.

[He crosses his arms--the most important action to master, of course--but he's glancing away, again not looking at it.]

Can you imagine how much worse off I'd be if she'd given time for more of my nerves to die? At least this way I can still be of use to you guys before we inevitably find out PAL can upload his brain into the works or something.