the nice part,

if there is such a thing, about this virus is seeing how, even with high fevers, Lars still clearly knows who we are & is extremely responsive to us, comforted by our presence, immanently connected. That is certainly not the case when he is experiencing neurological pain; then most of the time he doesn't seem to know whether we're there or not, and it's nearly impossible to comfort him. We stick by him & try to give him the feeling that he is held & loved. That's about all we can do then.