The Chair by the Window — The Night Nobody Helped Me
Piper’s voice.
The extraordinary sensation of standing outside myself.
Lena listened without arguing about what those experiences meant.
“You can tell the doctors all of it,” she said.
“What matters is that you’re here.”
The neurosurgeon later explained the head injury, the treatment, and the risks that could follow.
Recovery would require monitoring, follow-up, and patience.
I might have headaches, confusion, fatigue, emotional changes, or trouble concentrating.