February 24, 2012 – Carla and I returned to the hospital around 7 am. I was so excited to get there and anxious to see Abe. But, the next 12 hours would go horribly off the rails and I would be rocked to the core. Looking back, this was the day that my life turned into an episode of the TV show long do drug test results take “House”.

Given how we had left Abe the night before, I expected to find him a bit more alert and possibly with his eyes open and responsive. So, when we walked into the room, I was sh...