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The unexpected wonders of my son's short life | James G. Robinson | Your Body on Tech
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Conversation: Kindergarten, Oxygen Tanks & 'Don't Worry, We're Human'
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When the family returned home after six months in Philadelphia, James and Tali faced a choice: treat Nadav's remaining time as palliative, or let him be a kid. They chose kindergarten — the public school across the street from their house. New York City law requires schools to accommodate any child regardless of medical status, but the logistics meeting with staff was fraught. Nadav was on supplemental oxygen, pulling a tank everywhere he went. Who would take him to the bathroom? Who would carry him upstairs? Then, in a tense moment, the teacher who would be responsible for Nadav looked at James and said, 'Don't worry, we're human.' [1] — James G. Robinson "The teacher who would be in charge of him at one point looked over to me when it was especially tense and said, 'Don't worry, we're human.'…" 39:28 Four words that told James everything. Nadav didn't attend occasionally. He went every single day.
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.
