I went to see her yesterday in Cardiac ICU. They’d tried to take her off the ventilator, but she’s not breathing deeply enough on her own yet, so the tube went back in.
As a consequence, she can’t talk. As I stood at the foot of her bed, I said “It must be frustrating not being able to talk.” She nodded her head. “I’ll just stand here and savor the moment, then.”
That earned me the stink-eye.
“You can kick my ass later.” Vigorous nod.