SM. A child’s courage: Charlie’s story in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit will move you.

Day 3 in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is a strange place to be — long enough for the shock to fade, but still too close to the trauma to feel steady. For Charlie’s mother, it is a day filled with small victories, quiet heartbreaks, and a deep gratefulness for every breath her daughter takes.

Yesterday was, in many ways, a good day. A surprising day. A hopeful day.