Well, Mary Worth, you promised us a story, and girl did you deliver.
"LOVE IS THE GREATEST GIFT"
A story of love and courage
by Mary WorthI loved a wonderful man years ago, before I met your father! ... When I was young and had a lot to learn. Whenever we disagreed, I wouldn't speak to him for weeks! ... I realized only later how LIFE CAN TURN ON A DIME! Life has many twists and turns. It's sometimes IMPOSSIBLE to predict what's going to happen! Back then, I didn't realize how lucky I was! ... I realized only later, after he was gone, that LOVE IS THE GREATEST GIFT we can ever be given! As imperfect as I was, I loved a great man... and I am a better person for it. I was in love, but I didn't fully know what that meant when I was young... After he was gone, I realized what a GIFT I was given.
What a story! Remarkable characters (including "A great man"), heart-wrenching character development (evolving from "I had a lot to learn" to "I am a better person for it."), and plot twists that "turn on dime!" It's one of the greatest stories of our time. Such a well constructed tale, but clearly way above my head; I couldn't understand a word of it.
Today's Full Strip
In keeping with the Halloween spirit, Adrian has married a corpse. Perhaps her magical doctoring can bring him back to life.
Adrian, you'll be an even bigger mess if that top-heavy medical equipment tips over and lands on your head.
Cheer up, dad, I'll be okay. It was me you were concerned about, right? Because I distinctly heard the narrator say you shared my concerns.
Well, Mary Worth, you promised us a story, and girl did you deliver. 
For example, we couldn't possibly predict that my face is about to slide off my head. But I'm ready to catch it when it does. And then I can touch my face all the time by just carrying it around with me.
Actually, this sounds exactly how you treat Jeff now...
If Mary's story ends with her boyfriend dying, I'm not sure this is going to be much of a comfort to Adrian. But it sure would be fantastic from my point of view.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that we are in for a delight. A Mary Worth story is always AWESOME! I can't tell you how excited I am. Almost as excited as when Lynn Griffin explained why she passed out on the ice...
... or when Mary explained the origins of her compulsion to help others.
Yes indeed, this is going to ROCK! 
Well in that case, don't talk to him. Sit here. Maybe he can read your mind.
Perhaps that is why we don't need to be conscious to enjoy Mary Worth.
Knowing that her negative, self-sabotage has wrought nothing but failure in Adrian's life, Mary Worth quickly attempts to stop the words with a swift, stifling hand over Adrian's mouth, but she's too late. The words are spoken. Scott's fate is sealed.
Although Jeff was clearly heading out the door yesterday, he's returned to hold vigil and listen to some tunes on the hospital's awesome stereo system.