Commentary: I see distressed children come into my ER. I wonder about their paths — and my son’s
by Sabreen Akhter, Chicago Tribune
Jun 01, 2022
3 minutes
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On the afternoon that the world found out about the brutal slayings of 19 elementary schoolchildren in Texas, I was trying to sleep. I work nights as a physician in a children’s emergency department, and I had a shift later that evening. When I awoke and checked my phone before starting the bedtime routine for my two young children, I saw the news. Fifteen dead. Later, that number ballooned to 19 children plus two beloved teachers. The weight of it was sickening, and I knew that soon, 19 little faces would begin to show up on
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