The Surgical Interventions In These Pages Are Dizzying, But The Fact That Jay Wellons Can Write As Well As He Can Operate Provides A Whole Other Level Of Amazement.ann Patchett, 1 New York Times Bestselling Author Of Commonwealtha Powerful And Moving Account Of The Intense Joys And Sorrows Of Being A Pediatric Neurosurgeon.henry Marsh, New York Times Bestselling Author Of Do No Harm: Stories Of Life, Death, And Brain Surgeryone Of The Best Books Of The Year: The New Yorker, Publishers Weeklytumors, Injuries, Ruptured Vascular Malformationsthere Is Almost No Such Thing As A Non-urgent Brain Surgery When It Comes To Kids. For A Pediatric Neurosurgeon Working In The Medical Minefield Of The Brainin Which A Single Millimeter In Every Direction Governs Something That Makes Us Essentially Humanevery Day Presents The Challenge, And The Opportunity, To Give A New Lease On Life To A Child For Whom Nothing Is Yet Fully Determined And All Possibilities Still All That Moves Us, Dr. Jay Wellons Pulls Back The Curtain To Reveal The Profoundly Moving Triumphs, Haunting Complications, And Harrowing Close Calls That Characterize The Life Of A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Bringing The High-stakes Drama Of The Operating Room To Life With Astonishing Candor And Honest Compassion.