“Seriously, I’m not even sure how he’s still alive. He’s lost a lot of blood.”
Being a doctor himself, albeit not from the medical profession, Eric Archer knew the tones of a fellow professional when he heard one, and this one sounded worried.
“Is there anything you can do for him? Any… treatment? Anything that’ll give him a chance?”
Another voice, male again, asked the question. Must be family, Eric decided, not bothering to open his eyes. It didn’t seem important to him at the moment, not when he was floating in a contented dark sea free from pain.
There would be pain. He knew that and he was prepared for it. He’d chosen this surgery to rid him of needing glasses, but he was well aware that there would be discomfort. The doctors had advised him against having both eyes done at the sa
