Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: While he is recovering in the hospital on Christmas Eve when his family finally figure out that he has been asking Santa Claus for a little ladder like the one used to climb up to the top of a bunk bed .
Simplified: While he is getting better in the hospital on Christmas Eve his family finally figure out that he has been asking Santa Claus for a little ladder like the one used to climb up to the top of a bunk bed .