My Husband Told Our Daughter to Keep Her Clinic Visits Hidden From Our Bank Account
The room was silent except for the steady beeping of a heart monitor mounted over the bed.
Hannah lay in bed with a thin white hospital blanket drawn up to her chest.
Her eyes were open now.
She was gazing up at the ceiling tiles.
“I’m right here,” I said.
Hannah rolled her head toward my chair.
“It doesn’t hurt,” she said.
Her voice was scratchy from the breathing tube.