This is a sweet story of a man who has been in a coma for forty years. After the obvious confusion and disorientation, he is able to explore the hospital. It is obvious that he is a kind man who especially loves children. He makes the kids laugh when he peers through the ward window. Eventually he is drawn to a private room where a little girl is with her family. She is also in a coma and it turns out he can actually hear her. Despite initial resentment, they come to realize that he can really make contact. The arrogant chief of the unit wants none of this, but they now insist on his continuing the contact. Eventually, there is a crisis where she finds herself at a crossroads between life and death and he begins to try to persuade her to choose life. The conclusion involves the decision she makes and his role in this. This is certainly one of the better of the Amazing Stories series.
Review of Dorothy and Ben
