Chapter Six: The Recovery Begins and Chapter Seven: Decisions and Challenges Summary and Analysis

A few days after the accident, Don is able to reflect on a series of events that worked in his favor. Don considers these "coincidences" miracles. Don does not normally wear his seatbelt while driving, but a ticket received a few weeks earlier prompts him to buckle up as he leaves Trinity Pines. The semi truck crashes into Don's car on the bridge instead of the open highway over the lake. If the accident had occurred on the roadway, Don's car would have plunged into the lake below, since the road has no side barriers. In defiance to all medical explanations, Don has no internal or head injuries. When Don arrives at Hermann Hospital, Dr. Tom Grieder is on duty. Dr...