I Woke After 11 Days and Found My 9-Year-Old Grandson Asleep Beside My Hospital Bed—Then He Whispered, “Pretend You’re Still in a Coma”

“I was the difficult one.”

“You were not difficult.”

“I was.”

She looked directly at me.

“I was angry all the time because I kept waiting for you to notice me, and then when I got angry because you didn’t, the anger became the reason you liked him more.”

I had no defense.

She continued:

“Do you remember my report card in third grade?”