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’s unconscious.”
The distinction was somehow worse.
Then:
“And if she wakes up, she may not remember any of this.”
My eyes burned behind closed lids.
Walter said nothing.
Lisa’s heels moved toward the door.
Before leaving she said: