Flora accompanies Cissie to the Doctor's, Flora goes in to retrieve Cissie's handbag and outside overhears the Doctor's conversation with a nurse, talking about it only being a matter of weeks. Flora assumes the Doctor meant Cissie.
Accompanying Cissie to the doctor's surgery Flora overhears the doctor discuss a terminally ill patient and assumes it is Cissie . Thus she runs herself ragged ensuring her friend's last days are as comfortable as possible, roping in the others at the home. When she learns the truth Flora is not happy - especially as Cissie knew the truth all along and was enjoying the attention.—don @ minifie-1