RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION October 1, 2040
Memorial Hospital Med-Surg Unit—Sixth Floor:
Damon reflected on the healing process.
He’d been confined to a hospital room three times before: after the car crash that had left him with a traumatic brain-injury, and then following the surgeries that provided his implants. Each time he’d recovered rapidly, though far from quickly enough for his liking. With the two surgeries, the risk of death had been counterbalanced by the promise of great rewards. He’d chafed at any delay in being able to enjoy them.
This time was different. Death had come to grapple with him without warning and had very nearly triumphed. This time it had been no accident and no calculated medical procedure, but a cold-blooded attempt on his life. It was pure luck that the
