The weight of uncertainty today is oppressive, a constant presence in every moment and every thought. The questions keep playing on repeat: “Will she make it through? Is this the last time I’ll see her smile, hear her voice? Could she wake up and no longer be the person I’ve known all these years?” The sheer magnitude of the situation, the idea of extracting something the size of a tennis ball from the intricate neural network of the brain, is both awe-inspiring and terrifying.