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A doctor adopted a 5-year-old heart surgery patient who had no family support during his hospital stay.
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Dr. Amy Beethe, an anesthesiologist at Children's Nebraska in Omaha, adopted five-year-old True after finding him alone during pre-operative care for heart surgery while he was under social services care. The boy had been dropped off at the children's hospital without family support for his medical procedure. Beethe and her husband Ryan decided True needed a stable home and proceeded with the adoption. The case demonstrates how the doctor extended her commitment to saving lives beyond her medical practice into personal action.
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