You ever read something and wonder if you’re missing some detail?
I was glancing through the local rag and came across a story about a man who, in an attempt to save two others, suffered burns over 85% of his body. This happened last February 25[sup]th[/sup]. He received a bronze medal from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for his efforts to save the other men (who died.) The story goes on the say he spent 3[sup]1[/sup]/[sub]2[/sub] months in a “medicated coma” and then details some of the things he has gone through since, including 116 days in a burn recovery unit.
The story concludes by mentioning that he is at home “trying to rebuild his life with inspiration form friends and family…[including] a daughter, Summer Jade, who was born about four months ago.”
Now, I’ve not had any children, so I might be mistaken, but don’t they take about 9 months from conception to birth?
So, about four months ago is what, say Christmas-time? New Years? Nine months prior to that is…the end of March, beginning of April. This cat was in a coma. Covered in burns. I’m thinking there might have been some possible mistake somewhere ascribing little Summer Jade to him.
“The World According to Garp”. Maybe wifey got a little conjugal visit time, but I’d think that if they had put him in a chemically-induced coma, Mr. Winkie would be out of action too.
Yeah, I know the guy was in a coma and had amnesia, but damn, your woman hooks up about a month after he enters the hospital…that would be one ex-parrot…uh, ex-girlfriend. Jarbaby, you might be on to something, I was wondering if that was why they said Summer was born “about four months ago” to try and give some wiggle room on the dates.
Um, 116 days = 3 1/2 months. He spent 116 days (3 1/2 months) in the burn unit in a medicated coma. Let’s see, he goes in at the end of February, comes out in mid-June. Let’s say that’s he’s so glad to be alive that him and, er, Sunshine Jewell immediately go at it like rabbits and she conceives. That give little Summer Jade about six months to gestate.