After three years of being comatose, Hayashi Hiroki finally regained consciousness tonight.
The initial plan to celebrate Christmas Eve was changed a bit to avoid putting strain on Hiroki who had just woken up. The man could only lie in bed and weakly stared at his children who cried in happiness.
Despite his fatigue, Hiroki still entertained his children. But, he couldn't speak as eloquently as he used to.
Dr. Fukumoto had explained that he would have to undergo a series of rehabilitation before he could live independently again.
It would involve countless appointments with physiotherapists, occupational therapists as well as speech and language therapists. Hiroki also needed to have strong willpower to recover.
In some cases, the patients gave up halfway because they couldn't stand the immense pain they felt during rehabilitation sessions.
"Daddy... Chiharu draws a lot! Chiharu will show them to Daddy, alright?"
