FROM THE HEART OF A HURT HEALER…. “You scoundrels! You killed my boy! You are framing wrong causes and trying to escape. You don’t know who I am or the political influence I have. You wait and see what I will do! You females are not worth to be even prostitutes!” A ten-year-old boy had just died in our Pediatric ICU, where I was the resident. He was brought to us two days back with history of multiple episodes of loose stools and diarrhea. On careful examination he had all features of pesticide(organophosphate) poisoning. There was no history of pesticide consumption despite probing repeatedly. We started treatment immediately. Even in the initial investigations, all his organ systems showed signs of damage. Our team of doctors, especially the residents, spent the next two days trying to save the child. The forensic investigation of his stomach confirmed the presence of pesticide. Despite ou