Doctor Adopts 4-yo Patient Who had No Family When he Arrived for Heart Surgery –And Found Homes for his 5 Siblings Too
A touching story of compassion and love unfolded when a four-year-old boy faced heart surgery alone, sparking a remarkable “butterfly effect of kindness” that would change his life forever. The caring anesthesiologist who stepped in became his new mother, providing the stable home he had never known. True, who was born with congenital heart disease, spent his early years in foster care. When he arrived at Children’s Nebraska hospital for surgery in 2022, his social worker was unable to be there due to COVID, leaving him to face the daunting procedure by himself. That’s when Dr. Amy Beethe entered the












