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As she spoke of the refugees arriving in Pennsylvania, he looked down a little and gave a nod of understanding. His friend, Grady, who had been keeping an eye on things back on Erie, hadn't sent any reports of things in the last couple of days. He may not have heard of the problems yet either so it made sense. He looked back up and sighed in concern. Right now, his concern was Virginia.
"I will have some mental health professionals work with them. Mental health medication can be addictive and easily abused so I will let my experts handle that," he explained.
He kept his concern on her. "This cannot be easy on you either. Between being a doctor and having been through such issues as a leader myself, we can only hide it so long and only so well. Your people will see you and react accordingly."
He paused a moment with some gentle nods as he reflected back on the slaughter of Gran Canaria and the loss of his own wife and grandson. "Believe me when I say that."