Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan is the community where Ben grew up with his mother and brother.

Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is the prestigious teaching hospital where Ben does his internship and residency and becomes a world-class pediatric neurosurgeon.

Yale University

Ben attends Yale University for his undergraduate studies on a full academic scholarship.

Perth, Australia

A colleague at Johns Hopkins convinces Ben to do his senior residency at a teaching hospital in Perth, Australia.

Ulm, Germany

The conjoined twins that Ben separates were born in Ulm, Germany.

University of Michigan

Ben begins his first year of medical school at the University of Michigan.

Boston, Massachusetts

After Ben's father leaves the family, his mother, brother and he moves to Boston, Massachusetts staying with his aunt and uncle.

Rural Tennessee

Sonya Robinson Carson begins life in rural Tennessee in her family of 23 siblings.

Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church

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