"I hadn't even really got to think about the practical logistics of administering the anaesthetic. There were just so many theoretical concerns barring my thought processes," he says. "My wife, fiona, has a warning for you on the way out the door, because she's very concerned about how this might affect your professional reputation and your personal well being if things don't go well." But despite all his reservations, harry am chooses to go to tiland.
Dr. Richard "Harry" Harris is an anesthesiologist and expert cave diver who was tasked with a seemingly impossible mission: to rescue a boys' soccer team trapped 2.5 miles deep within a flooded cave in Thailand. He talks with Maya about his decision to heed the call.
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