Lecture Notes: Chapter 24

Family Incident

• Incident Report: News reaches dad and Judy about an incident causing them to cut their honeymoon short.
• Unusual Honeymoon Duration: Two-month honeymoon considered excessively long.
• Bear's Updates: Bear texts about summer adventures with grandparents.

Bear's Adventures

• Care Packages for Seals: Bear and grandparents make packages to aid seals in Alaska due to cold concerns.
  • Knitting Sweaters: Bear learns to knit for seals, despite their natural blubber insulation.
• Carl Craze: Bear also involved in raking acorns for squirrel winter stock.

Hospital Visit

• Grandma's Concern: Insistence on a hospital check-up after cemetery events.
• Use of Local Materials: Observation on local Turtle Mountains' preference for using local materials for building.

Hospital Experience

• Waiting Room Observation: Noted interaction where people acknowledge her presence.
• Nurse Encounter: Nurse recognizes Apple; personal connection revealed.

Personal Connection

• Nurse Tiffany: Revealed as mom's high school friend.
  • Background: Tiffany and mom were inseparable childhood friends.
  • Career Paths: Mom studied teaching; Tiffany became a nurse.
• Emotional Reunion: Emotional connection and exchange of stories about mom.

Mother's Accident

• Tragic Accident: Details of the car accident are shared.
• Final Hospital Visit: Tiffany recounts the night of the accident.
  • Mom's Journey: Attempted to visit dad during surgery; involved in a car crash.

Mother's Final Moments

• Mom's Decision: Told from Tiffany's perspective; mom chooses baby’s life over her own.
  • Language Barrier: Mom spoke French, but made sure critical decision was understood in English.

Naming and Legacy

• Name Origin: "Apple" from "the apple of my eye."
• Misinterpretation: Initial misunderstanding of name clarified.
  • Emotional Impact: Realization of mom's love and sacrifice.

Conclusion

• Healing Visit: Visit to the hospital facilitated emotional healing.
• Grandparents' Knowledge: Grandma aware of the emotional significance of the hospital visit.