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”
“She changed.”
Then:
“And I changed.”
He waited.
“I realized protecting you didn’t require me to decide what relationship you were allowed to have with her forever.”
Walter nodded.
“Good.”
“Excuse me?”