I just started a new one-month elective this week!  Pediatric ICU.

A 4-year-old pre-schooler was admitted with asthma exacerbation--he was in big respiratory distress, having serious retractions of his chest and using his abdominal muscles to try to help him to breathe.

In the midst of his struggles for breath, he opened his eyes and said to his mom: "I have to go to class!"