Two days later, Cyrus scooted gently next to Mia, trying to not disturb her. She was off life support and was doing well on her own. She had yet to wake up, but the baby was doing well.

Watching the TV news report from the small television set in the room, Cyrus huffed when he saw Mia’s face on the screen. The media were relentless the last few days, trying to get images of her in her comatose state. Cyrus had set her parents up in a hotel room and they had spent as much time with her as they could. Because of their age, they had little energy to...