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”

“Yes.”

“That means what, exactly?”

Dr.

Patel pulled a chair closer.

“While you lacked capacity, she was authorized to participate in medical decisions under the document in your chart.

Now that you are awake and we have documented that you can make your own decisions, you make them.”

“So she no longer decides?”

“Not while you have capacity.”