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Kindergarten on Oxygen

The unexpected wonders of my son's short life | James G. Ro… · Jun 28, 2026 Education

After six months in Philadelphia, the family returned home and enrolled Nadav in the kindergarten across the street. He was on supplemental oxygen, with a tank and nasal cannula everywhere he went. The school's first meeting was fraught with logistics. Then the teacher looked at James and said: 'Don't worry, we're human.' He knew immediately they were in good hands.

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