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”

David had gone to work.

Died.

I went to his concert.

Nearly died driving home.

Walter’s childish conclusion:

Stay close enough, and maybe people survive.

That belief had to be dismantled carefully.

Arthur’s house helped.