I saved the life of a 5-year-old boy during my first surgery – 20 years later, we crossed paths again in a parking lot and he screamed that I had destroyed his life

A second race against the clock

The diagnosis is terrible: aortic dissection. Without immediate intervention, the outcome can be fatal.
When Lucas approaches the operating table and acknowledges his face, time seems suspended. Again she. His life in his hands again.
He does not hesitate.
Open. Clamp the aorta. Replace the torn portion with a graft. Check the tightness of the sutures before gradually restoring circulation.
Again, the word falls: “Stable. »
Again, she’s alive.