Aunt Leigh Ann brought Willem a few books to read and one of them, a comic (oops, sorry; a "graphic novel") is called Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute. I thought it a long shot but I asked Willem if he wanted me to read it to him. He nodded. :-)
That zombie-like look he gets when he's watching TV, or staring at nothing, went away as he looked at the pictures while I read. When we got to a good spot, where one would probably see a, "To Be Continued" I said that we would take a break and read some more later. He smiled (it was a genuine smile this time -- I could tell) and nodded.
Willem -- only days before he was stricken with HLH -- leisurely walking, straw in mouth, not a care in the world. A healthy 9 year old boy.
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