Chapter 35 Summary

The next day is Monday. Rachel tells her mother she is going to stay home from school and go to the hospital to be with her grandfather. They argue because Shirley thinks Rachel should be in school. Rachel persists, and finally Shirley reluctantly agrees.

When Izzy asks why Rachel isn't in school, she says, "Because I'd rather be here with you." A nurse gives Izzy an IV, and a technician hooks him up to an oxygen tank. Both are portable in case he wants to move around. Doctors and nurses wander in and out of the room all day.

Shirley takes off work early. She arrives in the early afternoon with Manny. They stay through dinner, with the Coopers eating in the cafeteria. Then they watch an old Marx Brothers movie on TV.

The next day, Rachel goes to the hospital again. On...