t turned out that the boy had fallen asleep on the porch during the summer, and during the night, a fly had been buzzing around him. The insect had laid eggs directly inside the ear canal, where it was warm and humid — perfect conditions for hatching.

After the procedure, the boy recovered quickly, but his mother remained deeply shaken — haunted by the thought that she hadn’t believed her son at first.

Since then, whenever he complains about something, she never argues or dismisses it again. Because now she knows: even the most unbelievable things can be true.