From StoryCorps
StoryCorps is an American non-profit organization whose mission is to record, preserve and share the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs.
This is a story of a young girl who was told that she could not become a physician, but went on to become a great leader in the field of pediatric neurology. The story covers her own personal healing from a near-death situation.
Dr. Michael Muhonen, pediatric neurosurgeon and co-medical director of CHOC’s Neuroscience Institute, interviews Dr. Mary Zupanc, pediatric neurologist and epileptologist and co-medical director of CHOC’s Neuroscience Institute.