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”

No gardenia perfume.

No dramatic makeover.

Just tired.

She told me therapy had made her more angry before it made her calmer.

“That sounds inconvenient.”

she said.

I laughed despite myself.

Then we talked.