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elleng

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3. Awful. Please examine the facts, as recited.

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 30, 2022, 02:45 AM

Dec 2022

'In 1998, when Jeffrey was 16, his doctor recommended an operation to replace a shunt, which had been inserted when he was a baby to drain excess fluid on his brain. The night before, he was joking around with friends; the next day, he was in a coma. . .

'The doctor who saved Jeffrey’s life? Ben Carson, then a groundbreaking pediatric neurosurgeon — '

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Judy Woodruff on how her son with disabilities changed her view of health care [View all] elleng Dec 2022 OP

It's unfortunate that until people experience things like this, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2022 #1

They have no ability to feel empathy ... aggiesal Dec 2022 #4

+1 n/t area51 Jan 2023 #8

A particularly shocking personal story lostnfound Dec 2022 #2

Awful. Please examine the facts, as recited. elleng Dec 2022 #3

It IS awful. Thanks for pointing out lostnfound Dec 2022 #6

It didn't change her habit of marybourg Dec 2022 #5

My own life changed when my son was diagnosed with autism kimbutgar Dec 2022 #7