>> So, really, I think the emotional part is certainly the hardest for us,
and it is hard to see kids who are sick, and kids who may die.
That is far and away the hardest part of the job.
One of the good things about pediatrics is that most kids do get better.
Kids are resilient and want to get better, and most of them are able to get better.
And so that part is really rewarding, but there are kids who don't get better.
And those days are bad when kids are actually dying in the unit.
One of the things I remember from my training that drew me
to pediatrics is you would spend a month in the adult hospital with a lot of adults
who don't have that same motivation to get better.
They would rather wallow and sit in their bed and not put any effort into getting out of bed
and walking around because it hurts, whereas kids are, like, no,
I want to get better even if it hurts.
They want to be out of their bed and walking around the hospital
and seeing all the things that there are to see.
And it is not categorical.
There are certainly kids who wallow and adults who try to get better, but I think, in general,
kids are more likely to have that positive attitude and resiliency
that a lot of adults just don't have.