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”

“You also cared for him when you realized.”

She nodded.

“Both are true.”

She later helped her hospital revise how staff documented concerns voiced by children who were spending extended time at a hospitalized guardian’s bedside.

Not:

Believe every allegation automatically.

Children can misunderstand.

So can adults.