Regarding Henry Page #2

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Mrs. Turner?

Mrs. Turner?

Nurse.

So he's driving,

he just went off

the side of the road.

Doctors say forget it...

no chance.

Three months later,

he beat me in tennis.

I swear to God.

You never know.

I mean, you never know.

Sarah.

Sarah, darling.

We're here.

We're here.

What did the neurologist say

is going to happen to Dad?

He said he didn't know.

Rachel says "Hi. "

So does everyone.

The phone hasn't stopped

ringing all week.

Rosella keeps rewashing

your shirts

so she has something to do.

She's... she's being great,

just wonderful.

My mother says "Hi. "

She wanted to fly in.

You know, always trying to help.

She asked what she could

possibly do.

I said, "Don't come. "

Rachel got her school uniform.

It's-it's

the most adorable thing.

She put it on and she said,

"Mom, I don't feel smart. "

Henry...

I know you can hear me.

Okay, you can open one present.

We'll do the rest

in the morning.

Okay, I'll tell him.

You go to sleep now.

I'll be home soon

to tuck you in.

Okay.

I love you.

Goodnight, sweetheart.

Well, I'm going home now.

Goodnight, sweetheart.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Goodnight, Claudia.

Goodnight, Sarah.

Merry Christmas.

Oh, my goodness.

Look who's awake.

Hello, honey.

Let me go and call your doctor.

Hi.

Hi.

Hi, darling.

Hi, darling.

Mrs. Turner,

your-your husband's

incredibly lucky.

The bullet wound to the head

caused minimal damage.

See, it... it hit

the right frontal lobe.

That's the only part

of the brain

that has redundant systems.

I mean, if you're going

to get shot in the head,

that's... that's

the way to do it.

But... I, uh, I...

can't lie to you,

I wish I had all good news.

The other bullet... hit

the subclavian artery.

There was excessive

internal bleeding

and cardiac arrest.

Your husband suffered anoxia.

It's a lack of oxygen

to the brain.

And the anoxia caused

some damage.

What I'm getting at...

is that it's going

to be a long,

tough rehabilitation.

How long?

We'll know a lot more

in three months.

The brain is very mysterious.

Even though your husband

seems to have

the capacity to recover,

there's no telling

how well or how long

it might take.

In some ways,

he's starting

from scratch here.

Mrs. Turner...

Henry can't speak.

He can't move.

His motor skills aren't

functioning properly.

His memory might be

deeply affected.

Certainly, one day,

everything might come back,

but there are no guarantees.

He might not be able

to regain his speech

or physical coordination.

Ever.

So, how's Dad?

He's doing great, sweetheart.

The rehabilitation clinic's

going to be

much better than the hospital.

He wants to get better

before you see him.

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