“Your condition has been upgraded from critical to serious,” Dr. Norris said to Rose. “In the next few days, your condition should be upgraded to stable, then fair.”
“When would I be able to leave?” Rose asked.
“Well, that depends. Hopefully, you’ll be able to leave in a couple of weeks or so. At this time, you need rest and plenty of it.”
“My private resort . . . It is gone, is it not?”
The doctor nodded solemnly.
“No matter, I still have a home in Los Angeles. I just need to get in touch with Dolph soon. He is my personal handyman. I tried calling him a few weeks ago before all this happened with the hurricane, but neither the house landline nor his cell phone answered. So, I do not know what is going on. When I am not in so much pain and not as weak, I will let him know where I am and what has been happening. I want to know how things are from his end.”
“Well, for now, just take it easy. You’ll get around to it soon enough.”