 Despite this, Jack's immortality still troubles him at times, such as when faced with his daughter, Alice, who nevertheless looks older than he is and will die of old age while he remains the same (""), and he notes that the process of resurrection is like being dragged over nails and broken glass.When the whole world becomes immortal and Jack becomes mortal (""), society quickly begins to fall apart as hospitals cannot cope with the new injuries.Unlike Jack's immortality, people are simply incapable of dying while their ability to heal, age and/or become ill remains normal, resulting in people walking around with broken necks or new ally Rex Matheson suffering degrees of pain when he got a rebar through his chest on the day of the Miracle as he is forced to keep pushing himself physically; one woman is shown remaining conscious even after being crushed in a car compactor.