She’d been settled back in for almost fifteen minutes when Leah and the agent returned. Shannon immediately sensed the tension between them. She started to ask about it but opted to wait when she saw the attending physician had stepped in right behind them.
Leah explained the setup – written questions – and the doctor nodded.
“First let me say, your hearing should return within a couple of weeks,” he said. “I didn’t see anything that would lead me to believe your ruptured eardrums won’t heal themselves.”
Shannon smiled, giving him a thumbs-up after she’d read his message.
“The burns and scrapes should be completely healed in the next couple of weeks, as well,” he continued, and Leah wrote it out and showed her, earning them all another thumbs-up from the patient.
The doctor went over
