Within an hour of her waking up, Julie was surrounded by friends. Many were crying with joy because of her recovery. There had been no guarantee that she would ever wake up. Nate and Fannie were there. Harold and Anna were there, and Thompson stood by the side of her bed, holding her hand.
Julie said she was thirsty, so Thompson let her hand go and went off to prepare her a cup of peppermint tea, which was her favorite. With Thompson out of the way momentarily, Nate stepped forward and gave Julie a gift basket filled with fruit. There was also a novelty card that read, “I am so glad that you didn’t die!”
Julie laughed at that and said, “No one is happier than I am that I didn’t die, but wouldn’t you have felt like a fool if you’d bought this card and I’d died!”
Julie put the baske
