On Thursday morning, Dr. Nykanen comes to talk to them. Bradley's organs are shutting down. The top of his head feels soft to the touch, probably the result of a stroke. No one knows for sure if it was a stroke, but it doesn't really matter because Bradley isn't breathing on his own. It's the machine that's making his chest move.
Social workers hover near the family.
Only one decision is left. They can leave Bradley on life support until he dies, probably within a day. Or they can take him off. At midday June 15, they choose to let him go. No words are spoken as his grieving mother lifts her tiny child out of the hospital bed and into her arms, cradling him close to her own heart.