A 2 years old girl who went for a heart surgery

Before the Heart Surgery Began, This Doctor Realized His Two-Year-Old Patient Needed Something Else First

On September 18, 2015, a two-year-old girl known as Xin Er was preparing for heart surgery at Zhejiang University Hospital in China.

For an adult, an operating room can feel intimidating. For a two-year-old separated from her parents, surrounded by unfamiliar people and medical equipment, it was understandably frightening.

As soon as Xin Er entered the operating area, she began crying and repeatedly asking for her father. Reports say the medical team tried taking her to see him several times, but she remained upset.

That was when Dr. Shi Zhuo, then deputy director...