.JAKE ENQUIRED."YA I AM COOL" WITH THAT I WENT BACK TO MY ROOM. I WOKE UP AT 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.JAKE TOLD ME GINA HAD GONE OUT AGAIN."SO....HEY JAKE .....YOU WANNA HANG OUT?GO SOMEWHERE OR SOMETHING?" HE LOOKED SORT OF SURPRISED.YA I KNOW WE NEVER HANG OUT I THOUGHT."YA SURE" HE SAID STILL LOOKING A LITTLE SURPRISED.I GOT READY.I WORE JUST A BRA AND A SEE THROUGHT TOP WITH A VERY SHORT SKIRT.BY THE LOOK ON HIS FACE I MUST HAVE BEEN LOOKING SEXY."SO WHERE TO?" HE ASKED."HOW ABOUT THE MALL OR. "So Rich, you got her pregnant." Hey Dad, I haven't had sex with her since the accident. By the time you and Liz talked to us, the damage had already been done." Yeah, so I've heard. What do you plan on doing now?" No much. I am still under orders to stay away from the stairs until I lose this fucking cast. I guess I get to do physical therapy after that for a while. After that, I guess I'll try to deal with life one day at a time like I have always done." You can be a smartass sometimes. I. When I was first diagnosed, I hoped that modern medicine wouldbe able to cure me, and held onto that faith for a long time.Eventually though I was forced to admit that there was no cure for whatI had. Not yet anyway. Being diagnosed with a rare genetic disorderwas definitely not good for my nerves. Or for my finances. God, I kepttelling myself. I was only 34 years old. Far too young to die. I couldalready picture my tombstone every time I closed my eyes, seeing thename James Casey engraved. Bill was still highly agitated, but in control of himself.At the reception desk, Bill said, “I’m Bill Hendricks. My wife Susan Hendricks was brought in a couple of hours ago from a car accident. I’d like to see her if possible.”“One moment, Mister Hendricks, I’ll try and find out where she is for you.”A few moments later, “Mister Hendricks, your wife is in surgery right now. You and your party can wait for her surgeon in the Surgical Waiting Room.”While we had been waiting to find out Sue’s.