What is it like to tell two parents that their child won't live to see their 12th birthday? It's a question nobody wants to know the answer to, and yet is a challenge pediatricians face every day.

Recently, after one of his close family members got diagnosed with a brain tumor at just eight-years-old (one that is, thankfully, noncancerous), Ben was struck by the child’s bravery—as well as the calm strength of the pediatricians, who shoulder immense responsibility and yet possess unwavering positivity.

Today, Dr. Jerry Loughlin, a renowned expert in pediatric respiratory diseases, joins Ben to share how pediatricians develop these resilient qualities — especially when tasked with delivering devastating news or losing a patient.

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