A restorative sleep was just what Evan needed. Despite his emotional upheaval, he was so exhausted he slept through until mid-morning and woke up refreshed. He was aware his dreams had been vivid and active, but seconds after waking he couldn’t recall the slightest detail. Probably just as well. Probably just as well.Before he was even dressed or had his coffee, he was calling the hospital. By now he knew all the names on all the shifts at the nursing station. No change, favorable or otherwise. Loretta was being nourished through a feeding tube inserted in her nose, threaded past her throat to deposit a high-carb slurry directly into her esophagus. The nurse explained this way the diet could be richer than providing it through the IV. The patient urinated through a catheter into a bedsi

