Still enjoying the story.
You did, however, hit on one of my L&C pet peeves. I hate it when Superman says that Lois and Clark are friends and then the hospital treats them like the next of kin. Or when Clark says that he's the fiance and he's treated as the next of kin. In reality, hospitals use the legal definition of the next of kin, unless there is a medical directive. Sorry to vent, but in RL my family was hurt by this one (think con artist impersonating someone and then the real family is cut off when the hospital won't admit their mistake).
Having said that, I realize that House doesn't care so much about the law. If memory serves he orders his staff to do things like ask medical questions of everyone the elderly patient went to kindergarten with.
I very much enjoyed Jimmy's description of Dr. House, particularly since it's a good description for those who have never seen House.
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