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 swallowed.

“I’m sorry.”

She nodded.

“That apology helps more than the money would’ve.”

Maybe.

I did not romanticize it.

Money might have prevented some immediate pain.

But perhaps delayed reality.