A Glimmer of Hope

“Don’t worry. She’ll wake up. Your mother and I have been friends since we were kids. She’s one of the strongest women I know. Don’t give up hope, sweetie.” Martha Mercer held Cora’s hand tightly as they sat next to her mother’s hospital bed. She’d been accompanying her to see her mother at least once a week for a while now. She would sit there for hours and just talk to Cora’s mother about their