Contents

PART I: What Happened

Chapter 1: JANUARY

Chapter 2: FEBRUARY

Chapter 3: MARCH

Chapter 4: APRIL

Chapter 5: LIMBO: An uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; an intermediate state or condition

Chapter 6: THURSDAY

Chapter 7: THE ELEPHANT ON THE CLOTHESLINE

Chapter 8: GOOD FRIDAY

Chapter 9: EASTER WEEKEND

Chapter 10: INTO THE WOODS

PART II: The Aftermath

Chapter 11: PEEKABOO! ICU

Chapter 12: NOTHING BY MOUTH

Chapter 13: JOE

Chapter 14: A FAMILY AFFAIR

Chapter 15: GUESS WHO’S COMING TO THE HOSPITAL

Chapter 16: THE PEG & THE TRACH

Chapter 17: THE ICU “LITE”

Chapter 18: GOING HOME

PART III: An Uphill Battle

Chapter 19: JIM AND BRUCE

Chapter 20: THE FOOD CHAPTER

Chapter 21: THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

Chapter 22: FEEDING FRENZY

Chapter 23: DIRTY DANCING

Chapter 24: DO IT IN STYLE

Chapter 25: THE ANNIVERSARY

Chapter 26: WHEN JIMMY MET JEANNIE

PART IV: Life Goes On

Chapter 27: ROME WASN’T BUILT IN A DAY

Chapter 28: THE NEW NORMAL

Chapter 29: THE NECTAR OF LIFE

Acknowledgments

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