It was the best kiss ever!
I saunter into the room and say a bright Good Morning! In the early days there was no response. After the passing of few days there would be the crack of an eye. Perhaps the opening of a gasping mouth would accompany the eye crack. Yesterday, there I was just as I had been the last 14 days....Good Morning! Wow, I got TWO eyes. Two eyes casting around, trying to locate the source of the voice. He couldn't actually focus on me, but his eyes weren't rolling to the back of his head as they had been previously.
"Hey, son! It's mom", I said to him in my normal, at home voice. As soon as I said the word 'mom' he pursed his lips to give me a kiss as he used to do when he would leave out before playing a gig. It took me by surprise and I was utterly delighted. I
thought that maybe it was a fluke and I would try it again later. It wasn't meant to be, though. His sedation was turned back on and he slept the rest of the day and evening.
The next day, which happens to be today, the same scenario played out. I now know that it was not a fluke and was an intentional action on his part.
He also smiled a couple times at appropriate moments and made a joke as much as a person in his condition could. The doctor was in and said I could talk with him, ask him questions etc. Doc said it would be comforting to Rodney to hear a familiar voice. I mentioned that he would like that but that he was really enjoying all the attention from all the pretty nurses. The doc busted out laughing and pointed for us to look at Rodney. That young man was smiling as wide as he had ever smiled before and he held it for a few seconds while we all laughed and said how fantastic that was. I am quite sure he was laughing on the inside :) He has a very well developed sense of humor and we laugh often.
Man it was a great day! Isn't it odd, how something like that can totally transform your idea of the best day of your life??? Yep...I got a kiss today :)
Tam
If you are interested in reading more of Rodney's story you can find it in these links:
https://steemit.com/poetry/@tamaralovelace/prayers-please-and-a-poem-for-my-son
https://steemit.com/prayer/@tamaralovelace/the-road-to-recovery
https://steemit.com/writing/@tamaralovelace/what-are-you-thinking-today-son
https://steemit.com/healing/@tamaralovelace/the-longest-journey-starts-with-a-single-step