MARC Advisor: Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, MPH
Angelo Giardino remembers the little boy who could. He was called to give expert testimony in a devastating case of child abuse. “It was an awful case, horrible torture…and I was walking out of the courtroom when a woman came up. She said, ‘I just want you to know that the little guy you’re talking about—well, I adopted him and he’s doing beautifully.’ What I learned from that was: If you can bring a loving environment that’s nurturing to a child, they can overcome almost anything. As I read...