NORMAL tones needed to be used with him.. Goodness, all that softness and sweetness could scare him to death! I know how hard it is to use those normal tones (been there myself as you know) but I was always afraid if we acted different, it would scare Eddie to death... I STILL don't think Eddie ever understood how serious and life threatening his injuries were because we ALL acted and talked normal like we were just visiting another sick person in a hospital and we always talked as if he could hear EVERYTHING we said. You just don't know what a chatter box his wife is and I think hearing her constant (NORMAL) chatter is what kept him thinking things were not that serious. Please tell them, NO hush hush tones in his room!! NORMAL or above ONLY!