Light and Shadow

Newly-minted doctor-intern Rob McNeal cares for pediatric patients ranging from newborns to young adults. Some will live minutes, others decades—the outcome isn't always obvious. Rob's task is to push for more life in their days and, sometimes, to accept fewer days.

Rob's emotional and professional journey is interwoven with the lives of his patients, their families, and the hospital staff. His growing responsibilities impose a heavy emotional toll as he struggles to complete his internship.

"Light and Shadow" dives deep into the daily soul-wrenching challenges of tending to the severely ill, often terminal, patients. During Rob's time as an intern, he must emerge as a capable physician with an expanded conception of what a doctor can—and should—be.