That was a direct statement from the trauma surgeon who treated him at the first trauma center.His recovery and rehabilitation had been a difficult pr...ocess for us both. Our legal issues were, thankfully, put on hold until Thomas was well enough to travel. He had no home, no dependents, or assets beyond a single checking account and his Federal pension, so that wasn’t a problem. What had been hard was that Thomas had never faced a serious injury or illness.He had lost some muscle tissue in his. ’ The first tentative drops of cooling rain began hitting the deck like pellets. ‘We better get inside or we will be soaked. Come below, and I’ll get us that beer.’ ‘You go get the beer, I’m going to stay here and enjoy the rain. Also bring a bar of soap when you come back.’ The thought of the soap and her using it brought new, exciting, ideas to my mind. I got a couple of beers and found a fresh cake of soap in the supply larder. I was pleasantly surprised when I came back up on the aft deck. I came in here to turn it off, but then I decided to stick around and think. I was kind of counting on you not waking up.’ Liesel frowned at this. ‘I don’t mean it like that,’ he offered. ‘I just didn’t want to spook you. You’ve been relaxing to have around. I thought it might help me think if I was near you.’ Liesel felt herself calm down and sat back against the pillows, letting her arms drop into her lap. Cole stood up. ‘Are you hungry?’ ‘I mean…’ she looked around, found the clock,. A further pot, this time of my preferred Assam, arrived. The waitress poured a stream of the orange liquid into a fine china cup and left us to our discussions."How is my wife progressing?" Mr James leant forward, his tone one of evident concern for his wife's well being as much as for the success of her training."She is well," I said."I was concerned that she might find the experience," he paused, groping for the words that would describe his worries, "difficult to come to terms with."I try to.