| Following this discovery, the narrative focuses on the long process of the Virginian's convalescence as Molly nurses him back to health. |
| Recovery is mostly uneventful but convalescence is prolonged with generalized weakness, fatigue and depression. |
| Apart from a deep cut in his left arm, he recovered quickly and was discharged from the field hospital after a week of convalescence. |
| Adults with disability or conditions such as alcoholism may also require extended convalescence and careful discharge planning. |
| After the chain of infection is complete, there is an incubation, prodromal, and illness period, followed by convalescence. |
| During convalescence he reviewed his catalogue of poppy hits and decided to adopt a more serious introspective style. |
