No Corner to Hide (The Max Masterson Series book 2)
“Dad slipped in an out of the coma in a regular pattern. His breathing would stop for a full minute and then he would take three gasping breaths, followedby another minute of shallow breathing. Sometimes, he would be conscious, but mostly he hovered in the twilight state between life and death. Several times a day, his pulse became so weak that Andrew, Sandy and Leila would gather at his bedside, certain that death had finally arrived. Then, like a cruel trick, the three breaths would bring Dad ...back from the brink.“I don’t know why it has to take so long,” Mom muttered. “I’m not worried about your father. We had sixty good years together, and I will miss him, but we said our goodbyes long ago.” She held his hand and squeezed, hoping that her husband would squeeze back. A sign, any glimpse of recognition, was all she needed. It had been days since Dad had been able to swallow, and he had begun refusing food and water. It was just a matter of time, but the lingering of it, that inevitability, was agonizing.“I worry about you and your sister.MoreLess
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