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Aaron Tracy

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The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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She's crying her eyes out, looking at her mom unconscious on the floor.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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Dahl's panic only lasts a moment.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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He's been here before.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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Almost on autopilot, Dahl flies into action.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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He's ready for this.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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Theo and Olivia have prepared him.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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First, he calls an ambulance, then quickly calls Dr. Charles Carton, a neurosurgeon who consulted on Theo.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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It's kind of an amazing twist of fate.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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Only because of Theo's accident does Dahl have the home phone number of one of the best neurosurgeons in the world.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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Thanks to Dahl's quick thinking, they're at UCLA Medical Center within 20 minutes of Neil falling in the bathroom.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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Dr. Carton arrives at the same time they do.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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He instantly takes charge, ordering tests and x-rays.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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Lead aprons are placed over Neil's belly to protect the unborn child.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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Later, a TV movie will be made about all this.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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I'm afraid it's what I suspected.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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Here's the moment from the film.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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It's an intracranial hemorrhage.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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Another emergency involving the brain.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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It's almost too hard to believe.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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First, in his 20s, Dahl had brain damage from his plane crash in the war.