Would you rather...
...be the top scientist in your field or have mad cow disease? These are they type of questions I feel like we've been faced with throughout this whole ordeal. Except there's never an obviously better choice in our case: mad cow disease all the way - I hate science. Would you rather your son have his heart surgery now or live in anticipation of it for the next 4 months? Would you rather have your baby at home and deal with all the sleepless nights or have him in the hospital until that stage is over? Would you rather actually feel like a mom with him in the NICU or have him in absolute constant great care in the PICU but feel disconnected? Would you rather keep trying to extubate with the hope that it will work this time or take the step of a tracheostomy? Would you rather all be living together at home or living away and apart so you're dodging the outrageous electric bill that winter brings? Of course, most of these scenarios we never really had a choice in. I...