What's in a word?

A woman lost her husband and lived with a major regret in her heart for many years. She had released permission for an operation that resulted in his coma and death.

The regret had another layer of meaning as it meant not being able to hear his last words because of the coma. In his last moments, she had spoken to him by his bed assuring him that she would care for the family. She knew what he would have wanted. Although without speech, he responded with his tears and felt at ease to pass on.

She continues to struggle with the missing words and only hopes to hear him in her dreams. Perhaps it's time his tears begin to speak.