The Doctor was pale and feeling terrible. It was true he apologized quite a bit when he shouldn't, but he sometimes just felt like he should. He looked horrible. He didn't even care if Jackie showed up when he was still here. His arms went weakly around Rose as she hugged him, he needed Rose , her and her family, was the closest he had felt to having a family in a long time.
He was coughing badly and he almost struggled to breath for a moment. He had tears in his eyes and was still being comforted by Rose by time Jackie would get back.