“The Child is the Father of the Man”: A Tribute to Ken Swaiman

My career path to a richer understanding of fetal and neonatal neurology (FNN) honors Ken Swaiman ’s influence on my training. Our life-long friendship reinforced a life-course perspective to the neurologic care for children across the lifespan. “The Child is the Father of the Man”, a quote from a poem by William Wordsworth (1802) entitled “My Heart Leaps Up” applies a poetic reference to the origins of memory. While self-absorbed academics apply this reference to one’s chosen specialty, I was reminded that the American rock group “The Beach Boys” also put to music the same ideas!
Source: Pediatric Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Opinion Paper Source Type: research