Section 5: Part One, pages 69-84 Summary

In "Two Books", Mel gives Jane a fancy journal to use, telling her it is a prescription, but since she objects to wasting such an expensive book, he also gives her a cheap purple notebook, telling her to use whichever suits her mood. Justin encourages Jane to love her family in "Thoughts on a Tuesday Morning", reminding her that she cannot be so bitter towards everyone. In "Go Fish", Jane used to want to escape California and visit Europe, but as she plays Go Fish with Mom and Justin with the simple pleasure of the game distracting Justin from his pain, Jane is content to let him win, and she feels her world is big enough when he smiles. In "Warm Hands", Carole, the night nurse, has warm hands but does not smile and rarely...