This narrative depicts how one boy's courage influenced palliative care, highlighting ethics and AI involvement.
Fellow of pediatric hospice and palliative medicine, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona; email: [email protected]. Editor's note: Identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of the individual(s) described. Acknowledgments: The author thanks Vasu Bhavaraju, MD, Michelle Munkwitz, MD, and Chelsea Jeffers, LCSW, for guidance throughout this process. Funding/Support: None reported. Other disclosures: Portions of this manuscript were prepared with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, specifically ChatGPT, version4o. The AI was used to improve grammar and clarity and meet word count. Ethical approval: Reported as not applicable. First published online
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