Once home to rehabilitate, Sarah discovers new things about her children, her husband, her Mom and even herself. Before the accident, Sarah did not have a moment to relax, not a minute to slow down and smell the flowers. After a couple of weeks of being home, she is helping her son, Charlie, (who, recently, has been diagnosed with ADHD) with his homework. Charlie is frustrated with all the math problems and cannot hold still. Sarah has Charlie do his homework standing up. This seems to help him focus and be a little less fidgety but what really makes the big difference is when Sarah cuts his math problem worksheet into 10 different cards with one problem per card. Charlie is able to concentrate on one problem at a time and answer them correctly.
Sarah proposes the idea to go skiing and spend Christmas vacation in Vermont (where they have a vacation home) to her husband. He agrees, reluctantly, but work is extremely stressful to him but at the same time, he wants his wife to feel better. Once in Vermont, Sarah begins to restore the relationship with her Mom.. Sarah lost her brother, Nate, when she was only seven. He drowned in the pool in the backyard. After that tragic accident, Sarah's Mom could not forgive herself, she became closed off and severely depressed, leaving seven year old Sarah to defend herself. For thirty years, Sarah held on to resentment, keeping her Mom at a close distance. She asks her Mom why is she here now to help? Her Mom expresses her feelings of regret, of neglecting her daughter and not getting help sooner for depression.
Sarah also spends more quality time with her husband. She pleads with him to stay and not return home and to the stressful environment of work. She can "see" what the stress is doing to him. She cannot remember the last time that they had a date night where they just in the moment. Instead dates entailed both of them responding to business emails and voicemails.
October 10 - 50 minutes
October 16 - 40 minutes
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