As I rushed into the intensive care unit, the description I overheard was terse and chilling: "13-year-old, no past medical history, GSW to head … neurosurgery following." I entered the child's room to find his weeping mother taping something on the wall behind his bed. The lights were low. The undulating hum of the ventilator and the low pitch of the drains protruding from her son's misshapen skull filled the room with sounds familiar to those of us who know what a "GSW" – gunshot wound –...

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An important part of my job working as a pediatrician in one of the most impoverished communities in America for children, is writing for our local newspaper. My 50th article for the Inquirer was published yesterday and is all about resilience. Here it is, please share http://www.philly.com/philly/health/kidshealth/Overcome-toxic-stress-poverty-Oprah-Sotomayor-kids-health-resiliency.html...