Opinion: 19 Children Are Dead. Someone Should Do Something.

I watched as the headlines read two, then 14, and now 19 children and two teachers dead in Uvalde. As a hospital-based pediatrician I know these rising numbers mean the latest victims initially made it to the hospital alive and then later died from their injuries. I do not know what the physicians saw when those children arrived, but I can imagine the horror.

We have found ourselves in this place where mass shootings in grocery stores and schools happen, by living under the assumption that"someone" – namely legislators –"should do something." There are certainly real, systemic problems that have led us to believe that our votes and voices do not matter. Still though, we must appreciate the role that each of us has played in creating this problem.

As I helped my daughter tie the laces of her pink shoes, I thought about the"lucky ones" who will spend months in the hospital. The kids that, just days ago, were playing tag but now will have to fight to learn to walk again.The days following tragedy are filled with dramatic statements and calls to action. As days pass, though, voices become quieter. For our own mental health we have to create distance between ourselves and the horror.

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