Word: uihlein
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Seven years have passed since Alex Uihlein was treated at Children's Hospital, but Berde remembers him well. "He arrived in severe pain, essentially confined to a wheelchair, and if anyone moved his legs or touched them, he would cry and scream," Berde says. "He was withdrawn and just in very, very bad shape." Alex viewed Berde warily. "I was sick of dealing with doctors who didn't understand," Alex says now. But he found Berde different. For one thing, Berde listened. "He did understand," Alex says. "He believed in me, so I believed...
Today Alex, at 18, backpacks, skis, plays tennis and kayaks. But Julia Uihlein thinks that if they had not found their way to Boston, he might never have recovered. She has met other patients with his condition who went untreated for years, and they have not fared well. "Listening to patients," she says. "That's where Dr. Berde started. It seems elementary, but it's really so profound." The greatest tribute, however, is that Alex is thinking about a career in medicine. He spent this summer working for a Milwaukee anesthesiologist who trained under Charles Berde...