Summary

The Doctor Pats Jordan and Me on the Back And Says – The doctor at Saint Luke’s Hospital assures Josh, JB, and their mother, that their father will be alright. He is stable, but in a coma. Josh is unhappy about missing the county semifinals. The doctor tells the boys to talk to their father, that he might hear them. It makes Josh angry, thinking that talking to his father is like pushing water uphill with a rake.

My-o-car-di-al In-farc-tion – A myocardial infarction is when the blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked long enough to cause damage to, or kill, that part of the heart. Josh imagines his father’s myocardial infarction has been caused by doughnuts, fried chicken, and genetics. It is the same thing his grandfather died of, which leaves Josh wondering what that means for him...