This episode follows a neurosurgeon from London who periodically travels to Ukraine to consult and sometimes operate on difficult brain tumors that are outside the healing expertise of the chronically underfunded and underequipped local clinic in Kiev. Dr. Martin's generosity is extraordinary, but he constantly faces stark situations where he must ration the very limited health care resources to those that would survive. He has to inform some patients that their cases are inoperable, which is painful to watch. When he can help, it is with very primitive facilities compared to what we are used to in the West. The patients exhibit great courage in subjecting themselves to operations under these conditions, but what choice do they have?