CHAPTER 16PERCHANCE TO DREAM
For Kelly, things at the Brenan household seemed to be improving, and she could feel her nervous system shift into a more relaxed and happy mode. Ryan had informed her that he had started seeing a psychiatrist and a neurologist, and that they were working on his sleep. And he definitely appeared to be less fatigued and skittish. He was even trying to modify his after-work routine. While he still never made it home in time for dinner, when he did get home, he didn’t immediately fix a drink and plop down on the couch, hand glued to the remote. Instead, he actively engaged her and the girls. And he was trying to be creative and playful—giving each non-call evening an interactive theme. Monday might be family art project night; Tuesday, musical instrument night; W
