we have the responsibility to tell those stories. and i recently had a 17 year-old high school student that was shot in the back of the head. execution style. the worse part of my job is having to go up to those waiting rooms and talk to the families. the mothers. fathers, sisters and brothers. i went up to talk to this kids mom. and explain to her that her child had a devastating brain injury. and he was never coming back. and as i began telling her this story, and what the prognosises. she began telling me about her son. he was the first in our family to graduate from high school. which in the african american community in baltimore is a big deal. he had hopes and dreams of going to college. which will not get fulfilled. she looked up at the healthcare