The pager beeps early on the first day of my inpatient pediatric neurology service week. The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) would like us to perform a brain death examination on a young boy before potential organ donation. An apparently healthy boy who had an unexpected clinical course that led to his current state. As
A heartbreaking yet heartwarming story of a pediatric neurology resident’s struggle and empathy originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
