In this narrative, Dr. Brett Schrewe describes how a family tragedy put the doctor side of him at odds with the son side.Dr. Schrewe is a pediatrician in Vancouver and clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia.He wrote a Humanities Encounters article published in CMAJ called "The Line."To read the article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.190570Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-190570-----------------------------------Music: Impromtu in Quarter, YouTube audio library-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book. This anthology of prose and poetry of some 100 Canadian authors including Drs. David Goldbloom, Shane Neilson, Allan Peterkin and Monica Kidd, has been specially curated and includes a study guide. shop.cma.ca/products/encounters-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.