I think he preferred it that way. Even with all the hospital time, he was still Isaiah, which was an amazing relief. Set the guy on fire and he can still pull out the funny in every situation and treat it like a joke. Granted, his sarcasm was lessened when he was on his pain medicine, which he had to take often. But he still brought out a few zingers when the occasion called for it. The funniest was when Evelyn would show up at his house to help us. She usually came over unannounced, which would leave Isaiah completely frazzled. Johnny and I would pop up a bag of popcorn, sit back in chairs and watch. The first time, we did it as a joke, but it was such a legitimately good show that we kept it up. Evelyn would wobble into the room, leg in cast, crutch under her arm, looking grumpy as ever but determined to help. She fussed over Isaiah, making sure his pillow was perfect, his water was filled, and his medicine was near him. I couldn’t tell if Isaiah enjoyed her company or not. Sometimes, when he didn’t think we were looking, he was super nice to her, responding to her talkativeness with a smile or thanking her when she would give him something.
