"That was overwhelming. Just, 'Wow,'" Gasol said in the interview. "There is so much going on and Dr. Skaggs put me right next to him while he was drilling in a patient's back to create the holes where the screws would go. It was a lot. But it was an incredible experience. I went back several more times to witness more after that. It fulfilled my passion for medicine and also showed the fascinating work that surgeons and doctors and nurses do on a single-day basis. It often goes unnoticed and unrecognized, but it's critical to the health for millions of children and families.