dr. karen roos. >> she said that she loved pittsburgh. she loved her patients. that the people of pittsburgh were wonderful, and she was so happy to be there. >> reporter: autumn had always intended to be a care-giver. her cousin, close as sisters, sharon king remembers that even as a little girl she administered playtime tlc. >> we had a doctor's office. and our patients were our stuffed animals. >> reporter: and dr. autumn klein was holding clinic hours, huh? >> she was the doctor. >> reporter: it was an interest that took root early for autumn and never left. always a top of her class student in the baltimore area, she later got her undergraduate degree in neuroscience from amherst. >> helping people was the main thing. she was just so smart, so intelligent, so thoughtful and so caring. >> reporter: you and your husband must have been very, very proud of her. >> we were. >> reporter: lois klein is autumn's mom. >> we knew that she was putting her mind on her studies, and we were giving her the best education we could possibly give her, and she was taking adva