“You look amazing, Daddy,” Hailey said.

She wasn’t sure how much of the last few hours she should share with her father. He would want to know everything. He’d want to know the truth. He was probably healthy enough to help her deal with it all or even just listen.

She sat on the edge of his hospital bed. He would be released later today back to his rehabilitation facility. His prognosis was better than it had ever been. She couldn’t be happier to know she would have ...