 It was about 8 p.m., and my dad's wife, Evelyn, he'd remarried after my mom died, was heading home after a long day at the hospital. She gave me a kiss on the cheek and a hug as she walked out, and her eyes were sad as she knew these were my dad's last days. Then something strange happened. I'd heard and read about it in books, and doctors tell me it's not highly unusual, but my dad awakened and was completely lucid.