The father then told Dr. Joe the story of a time when as a little boy staying with his grandparents, he went swimming in a river when he wasn’t supposed to.
He eventually started to drown. When his grandfather went in to save him, he died during the rescue.
“First, I killed my Grandpa, now I almost killed my daughter,” said the dad.
The little girl was eventually admitted into the pediatric ICU. A few days later, Dr. Joe received word that she had woken up, so he went to visit the family and see how they were doing.
The little girl’s parents were extremely thankful and relieved that she was going to survive this traumatic event.
Dr. Joe then turned to the girl and asked her if she remembered who he was. She couldn’t remember him or the rest of the ER staff.
But, out of the blue, she said, “I remember Sam.”
Unaware of who she’s talking about, Dr. Joe asked her what Sam was doing when she met him.
She said that Sam was holding her hand. When Dr. Joe asked what Sam looks like, she told him that he was wearing “a hat and a funny jacket.”
Dr. Joe had no clue who the girl was talking about. Then, the girl’s father started looking through pictures on his phone. He showed his daughter a picture and said, “Is that Sam?” She said yes.
The dad then turned to his wife and said, “Oh my god. That’s my Grandpa.”