Simple habits like cleaning windows regularly and avoiding excess moisture inside the car can also help prevent fogging. With a little awareness and the right approach, winter driving can begin calmly and safely, setting a better tone for the rest of the day.
For six months, every day at exactly 3 p.m., a huge biker with a gray beard appeared in my 17-year-old daughter Hannah’s hospital room. She had been in a coma after a drunk driver ran a red light and hit her car.
I, her mother, spent endless hours by her side, sleeping in a recliner, eating from vending machines, and learning the rhythms of the hospital. And every day, without fail, this stranger would quietly enter, nod at me, and sit with Hannah for an hour, holding her hand, sometimes reading from a fantasy book. I didn’t know who he was or why he came, and despite the warmth of his presence, a gnawing fear and curiosity built inside me.
Finally, after months of watching him, I confronted him in the hallway.
He introduced himself as Mike, and what he told me stunned me: he was the man who had caused Hannah’s accident. He had served his sentence, gone through rehab, and remained sober since that night. But the guilt had driven him to sit by my daughter every day, reading the books she loved, telling her he was sorry, and quietly bearing the weight of what he had done.
He did not excuse himself, demand forgiveness, or try to erase the past—he simply showed up, hoping to make some small amends.
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