Eli
““I know the document.” Julia cut him off. “I know what it says.”
hththt 5/14/01 11:35 AM Page 85 85 “Then you must put aside selfish emotion and do what is best for your father.”
If Julia had wanted to punch Ernesto before, she wanted to beat the tar out of him now. But she managed restraint and maintained her composure. After all she was the responsible one, the professional. And, as a professional, it was important she put aside her emotion and act in the best interest of her client. “I am no...t yet convinced that the coma is irreversible or that he will remain in a persistent vegetative state,” she said.
“Julia,” Roseanne tried to reason, “how can you say that?”
“I heard him speak.”
All three caught their breath.
“You what?” Ernesto said.
“You heard Connie speak?” Roseanne asked.
Julia nodded. “Not words . . . I mean, maybe they were words, it was hard to tell with the respirator in his mouth.
But I believe he was trying to communicate.”
“You’re not serious?”MoreLess
hththt 5/14/01 11:35 AM Page 85 85 “Then you must put aside selfish emotion and do what is best for your father.”
If Julia had wanted to punch Ernesto before, she wanted to beat the tar out of him now. But she managed restraint and maintained her composure. After all she was the responsible one, the professional. And, as a professional, it was important she put aside her emotion and act in the best interest of her client. “I am no...t yet convinced that the coma is irreversible or that he will remain in a persistent vegetative state,” she said.
“Julia,” Roseanne tried to reason, “how can you say that?”
“I heard him speak.”
All three caught their breath.
“You what?” Ernesto said.
“You heard Connie speak?” Roseanne asked.
Julia nodded. “Not words . . . I mean, maybe they were words, it was hard to tell with the respirator in his mouth.
But I believe he was trying to communicate.”
“You’re not serious?”MoreLess
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