“She says the only way a court will agree to grant me custody is if I stay with her in Sweden, where she can get the proper medical care.” “But you work in America—” “I know!” I wince. Yeah, that was dumb, Teddy. “Well, they do know we have, like, doctors and hospitals and stuff, right? The United States can also manage to reset a tibia and cast a broken ulna.” “The American medical system is the laughingstock of the developed world, Teddy. And the child’s welfare comes first, even at the expense of the wishes of the family.”
