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 know.”

Then I said:

“But I am sorry for making you feel as if protecting him required me to stop being your mother.”

She stared.

I continued.

“I did favor David.”

The sentence hurt to say.

“But not because you deserved less.”