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”

His therapist asked occasionally.

He said no.

Then one day:

“Okay.”

I was not in the room when he read it.

He came home afterward quieter than usual.

“What did she say?”

I asked.