Both of her legs are laden with hardware. She has a tube to provide oxygen if needed and another in her stomach to feed her. Carole and her husband took turns camping out in the Queen's waiting room. Everything was shared. Katie's transfer from Queen's to Kapiolani won't change her parents' routine much.
Every day is the same.
Listen attentively when the doctors make their rounds. Make frequent calls to their parents on the mainland. Read newspapers and magazines. Carole has even started a journal for Katie to read later. Carole recollects how much she used to love novels, but how her brain won't allow her to focus for long.