After The Fire - 2001 Pulitzer Prize: Shawn awakens

While Alvaro continues to linger in a coma, his roommate, Shawn Simons, sees his burned hand for the first time while receiving his daily bath in {quote}the tank.{quote} Although he was burned on his hands and face, Shawn's injuries were considered less life-threatening than his roommate's.
Shawn awakens, January, 2000

While Alvaro continues to linger in a coma, his roommate, Shawn Simons, sees his burned hand for the first time while receiving his daily bath in "the tank." Although he was burned on his hands and face, Shawn's injuries were considered less life-threatening than his roommate's.