A little bit about you, dr. Jay wellons holds the cal turner, chair of pediatric neurosurgery and chief of the division of pediatric neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center here in nashville and the Monroe Carroll Jr at Childrens Hospital at vanderbilt is a professor in the departments of neurological surgery, pediatrics, Plastic Surgery and, radiology, and hes also the vice chair at the department of neurosurgery. He has served on the Editorial Board journal of neurosurgery pediatrics. He was chair of the House Committee for the aa and s cns section on pediatric neurosurgery three annual meeting in nashville in 2018, currently on the executive committee of the American Society of pediatric neurosurgeon ns in the capacity of president elect and in addition to his scientific, he has been a contributor to the New York Times sunday review. Time garden and gun magazine, fresh air in pr and over daily tor. Com his science nonscientific focuses specifically on his specialty. A ped
Challenge. Thats why we are working around the clock to keep you connected. Were doing our part so its easier for you to do yours. Spark light supports cspan 2 as a public service. Munro carol jr. Hospital at vanderbilt. Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery and radiology. The vice chair of the department of neurosurgery. He has served on the editorial board, journal of pediatrics. Chair of the Host Committee of the cns section on pediatric neurosurgery in 2018. Serves on the executive committee of the American Society of pediatric nurse surgeons. In addition to scientific writing he has been a contributor to the New York Times sunday review. Garden and gone magazine. His scientific writing focuses on pediatric neurosurgery. Also the broader field of medicine and profound Lessons Learned of children and parents he cared for over the last 30 years. He will tell us all about it. Were looking forward to that. First, lets dive in. For those who have not read it, tell us about it. We meet a lot of ch
Treatment after treatment, which made her sicker and sicker and sicker . Narrator and making peace with the end. In the last four weeks, ive been surrounded by family and friends. Some of the best days of my life, i must say. Narrator tonight on frontlinbeing mortal. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontliis provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The john and Helen Glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. The ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. At fordfoundation. Org. The wyncote foundation. And by the frontline jour
Treatment after treatment, which made her sicker and sicker and sicker . Narrator and making peace with the end. In the last four weeks, ive been surrounded by family and friends. Some of the best days of my life, i must say. Narrator tonight on frontlinbeing mortal. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontliis provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The john and Helen Glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. The ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. At fordfoundation. Org. The wyncote foundation. And by the frontline jour
Being mortal. Guest thank you. Host the front cover i love it. Its got a piece of grass on the cover and its got so much potential symbolism. I immediately thought of walt whitman and his book leaves of grass. He is a famous quote i bequeath myself to the dirt to grow in the graph that i love. What does a leaf of grass mean to you and why did you decide to put on the cover . Guest cover . Guest its a biblical reference actually and it refers to the idea that on the one hand we all come from something fertile but also the idea that grass is temperate. In the process of writing this book being mortal which i think is terrific by the way, its one of the few times we can have an honest conversation in a public forum about our mortality and endoflife issues. Did it hit you, did it strike you hey im not going to be around here forever. Maybe i should talk to my patients differently about their goals . What impacted writing this book and doing the research for this book have on your own pract