Eliana's heart ached unbearably as she crouched outside the ICU, keeping vigil throughout the entire night.

By dawn, seeing Marcus was still unresponsive, his body hooked up to countless tubes, a machine breathing for him, she felt profoundly discouraged. But Eliana had no choice, and she reluctantly left to tend to her daughter, knowing that she would panic is she wasn’t home.

Once home, she thanked the nice neighbour and scrambled to make breakfast for her ...