this is heartbreakingly beautiful. poor Sam! i love the beautiful way you captivated the relationship between the brothers. your writing is absolutely astonishing, i really felt Dean’s helplessness and Sam’s guilt and pain. beautifully written! great job! 3

This was beautiful

Sry I’m a huge fan girl

Poor Sam! Loved it.

Poor Sammy! Always want to cry when he's hurting! Great job!

I liked how you show that Sam is grieving so badly that he can't tell he's actually sick.

Great, just great, now I'm tearing up. I get headaches when I cry, why would you do that to me?

lol Great job once again, love the story.

Rolletti

So cute! I love it! I always wanted the series to look more into Sam's anguish over Jess but I guess they needed time for other things :/

this was amazingly well, I loved it!

Good story.

Very in depth story and wonderfully written. Thanks for sharing.

*hugz* Moni

Awesome. Heartbreaking, in-character, beautifully written. I truly felt all teh emotions as if i was feelign them, and you did an amazing job with each boy's perspective. Excellent writing! :D

This is a beautiful piece of work, hon. Really first class.

Sam's dream on the beach was particularly heart breaking, but I cried right along with him after he woke up in hospital.

On the surface of it, in season 1 after Jess died, Sam might have come across as selfish, driven by revenge for her death, putting his grief first before helping others in need.

But can any of us really blame him for that? Would I, after having lost the love of my life, have been any different?

Sometimes, its only the grief and anger of loss that keeps us going. Though, in Sam's case, he also had Dean to watch out for him.

And what a remarkable big brother he is. Dean did his best to take care of Sam but, unfortunately, without a medical degree, appendicitis is a difficult one to treat, especially when little brother isn't talking! LOL!

Good to see that Dean carries that ever-loving Winchester guilt complex as easily as Sam does.

Speaking of... loved your characterisation of both the boys in this; it's perfect.

Thanks so much for sharing this with us, hon. I thoroughly enjoyed every second of it.

Kind regards,

ST xxx

Awwwww. Really nice. This has both stubborn won't back down Dean and awesome sweet Dean all in one. Great one-shot.

What an awesome story. I just knew there was something else wrong with Sammy other than the stress of having lost Jessica,

Great fic, love ones set during the time of Season 1, and this was no exception. Always felt the show somehow glossed over Sam's grief at the death of Jessica, but guess they had other things they wanted to concentrate on. Perfect that Sam's grief caused him to ignore the fact there really was something physical wrong with him with appendicitis, until the pain was too bad for him to ignore. And very believable that Sam finally broke down after he came round from the surgery, his defences weakened and Dean's words breaking through the barriers he had put up.

A really great read.