Two Tiny Punctures in My Son’s Hospital Cup Led to a Timeline My Husband Couldn’t Explain
Missing something didn’t have to become permission.
PART 7 — Going Home with Unfinished Questions
Discharge depended on the clinical team’s assessment and an appropriate safety plan, not simply on Noah eating toast or on Victor leaving the floor.
I had to remind myself of that when I saw the overnight bag zipped and ready beside the bed.
Noah asked three times whether we were leaving that day.
Each time, I answered what I knew rather than what would make him happiest.