"I'm okay," Daniel automatically replied out of habit. "Well, for a guy who just had his chest split open and one of his lungs cut out... I'm doing okay. Hurts now the pain medication and anaesthetic are wearing off, but I'm doing okay."
He sounded awful and looked worse, but he was alive, so he was counting that as a win. The road to recovery was still long and complicated but he was going to take it one step at a time.
"At least my feet are warming up. Johnny brought me socks."