1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,162 WWW.MY-SUBS.COM 1 00:00:00,300 --> 00:00:02,130 Do I have AIDS? 2 00:00:02,140 --> 00:00:03,300 Why would you even ask that? 3 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:06,200 Carson said he wasn't allowed to hang out with me anymore. 4 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:08,809 You're part of the problem. 5 00:00:08,810 --> 00:00:10,440 You're not doing your job anymore. 6 00:00:10,500 --> 00:00:11,680 You quit? 7 00:00:11,700 --> 00:00:13,499 Sometimes... 8 00:00:13,500 --> 00:00:15,329 you can't fix the system from within. 9 00:00:15,330 --> 00:00:16,929 How do you know you have AIDS? 10 00:00:16,930 --> 00:00:18,130 Why do you care? 11 00:00:18,140 --> 00:00:19,430 I'm gay. 12 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:20,869 This is all your fault! 13 00:00:20,870 --> 00:00:23,270 You're the one who let all this happen to me! 14 00:00:25,110 --> 00:00:27,479 People's lives are at stake here! His life 15 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:28,620 is at stake. 16 00:00:28,630 --> 00:00:30,209 My... my son's life is at stake. 17 00:00:30,210 --> 00:00:32,010 I think we're being more than fair. 18 00:00:32,020 --> 00:00:35,350 We're all very concerned for you. 19 00:00:36,290 --> 00:00:38,940 We definitely have a fight on our hands. 20 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:40,289 I'm about to publish. 21 00:00:40,290 --> 00:00:43,199 More than 50% of Canadian hemophiliacs 22 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,030 are HIV-positive. 23 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,880 _ 24 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,980 _ 25 00:01:10,650 --> 00:01:11,780 Roger! 26 00:01:12,990 --> 00:01:15,220 - Book an appointment, Will. - Yeah, I tried. 27 00:01:15,230 --> 00:01:16,239 The CDC just confirmed 28 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:17,829 that heat-treating kills HIV in blood concentrates. 29 00:01:17,830 --> 00:01:18,879 I'm aware. 30 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,029 Well, we have to switch. 31 00:01:20,030 --> 00:01:21,729 You know it's not that simple. 32 00:01:21,730 --> 00:01:23,690 Your office published an article in the last society newsletter 33 00:01:23,700 --> 00:01:26,330 claiming there's no proof heat-treating works. 34 00:01:26,340 --> 00:01:27,850 It's in our blood supply! 35 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:29,000 You have to act now! 36 00:01:30,070 --> 00:01:31,570 I don't care what you're up against, Roger. 37 00:01:31,580 --> 00:01:33,520 People are going to die! Do you hear me? 38 00:01:33,540 --> 00:01:37,450 People are gonna die! Okay? People are gonna die! 39 00:01:47,320 --> 00:01:52,320 - Synced and corrected by MementMori - -- www.MY-SUBS.com -- 40 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,439 What was wrong with that one? 41 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,040 Had a bruise on it. 42 00:02:05,410 --> 00:02:07,379 More green, please. 43 00:02:07,380 --> 00:02:08,900 More green it is. 44 00:02:13,920 --> 00:02:15,880 Wait right here. 45 00:02:17,590 --> 00:02:19,090 Rachel, hi. 46 00:02:19,740 --> 00:02:22,220 I've been meaning to call you. 47 00:02:22,860 --> 00:02:25,259 Ryan came home pretty upset the other day 48 00:02:25,260 --> 00:02:29,060 after Carson said they can't be friends anymore. 49 00:02:29,070 --> 00:02:32,069 My sister lives in Florida. 50 00:02:32,070 --> 00:02:34,180 Hemophiliacs down there are getting AIDS 51 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:35,939 from the blood they take. 52 00:02:35,940 --> 00:02:37,739 It's on the news. 53 00:02:37,740 --> 00:02:40,109 Ryan shouldn't be playing with the other kids. 54 00:02:40,110 --> 00:02:41,409 I shouldn't have to tell you 55 00:02:41,410 --> 00:02:42,509 to keep him at home. 56 00:02:42,510 --> 00:02:44,279 Even if Ryan had AIDS, 57 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,360 you can't get it from casual contact. 58 00:02:46,380 --> 00:02:48,280 - But he doesn't have it. - How do you know? 59 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:50,749 Do you have proof? 60 00:02:50,750 --> 00:02:52,180 It said on the news, 61 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,920 even if you're not sick, you can still pass it on. 62 00:02:54,930 --> 00:02:56,300 The news is being sensational. 63 00:02:56,340 --> 00:02:58,300 I'm not an idiot. 64 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,040 People are dying. 65 00:03:00,060 --> 00:03:01,260 Not just gay people. 66 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,869 It can be spread through saliva and blood. 67 00:03:03,870 --> 00:03:05,140 Kids share food, 68 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:06,599 boys get rough sometimes. 69 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:07,699 Ryan's pretty responsible. 70 00:03:07,700 --> 00:03:09,140 You've got some nerve, 71 00:03:09,180 --> 00:03:11,639 only thinking of your kid's feelings? 72 00:03:11,640 --> 00:03:13,639 Not taking my son's life... 73 00:03:13,640 --> 00:03:16,140 other people into account? 74 00:03:18,610 --> 00:03:20,780 What is wrong with you? 75 00:03:21,820 --> 00:03:24,390 He shouldn't be here, touching things like that. 76 00:03:25,820 --> 00:03:27,989 Excuse me! 77 00:03:27,990 --> 00:03:29,120 Excuse me, I think you should know 78 00:03:29,130 --> 00:03:30,480 there's a tall brunette woman here 79 00:03:30,500 --> 00:03:32,280 with her son over by the produce. 80 00:03:32,300 --> 00:03:33,740 He has a contagious disease, 81 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,229 and he's touching the fruit. 82 00:03:35,230 --> 00:03:36,920 Let's get out of here. 83 00:03:37,740 --> 00:03:39,800 You can give me that. Thanks. 84 00:03:44,370 --> 00:03:45,620 It needs sorting. 85 00:03:46,180 --> 00:03:47,840 Donations from the dead? 86 00:03:47,850 --> 00:03:50,079 Yes. 87 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:51,580 You don't have to. 88 00:03:51,620 --> 00:03:52,640 I'm sure there's something else 89 00:03:52,660 --> 00:03:55,250 you'd rather be doing with your weekend. 90 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,850 They have an HIV test in the States now. 91 00:03:58,860 --> 00:04:00,719 We should push for it here. 92 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,259 Mm. 93 00:04:02,260 --> 00:04:04,240 People are already losing health insurance 94 00:04:04,260 --> 00:04:05,490 over T-cell results. 95 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,660 That test is just gonna lead 96 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:10,570 to a lot more discrimination. 97 00:04:11,700 --> 00:04:14,239 Have you heard anything about research? 98 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,269 For a cure? 99 00:04:16,270 --> 00:04:18,550 Mm, we're lobbying for funding, 100 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:20,880 but the government isn't even putting money into education. 101 00:04:22,610 --> 00:04:23,679 We could certainly use someone 102 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,080 who could put out a regular newsletter. 103 00:04:30,280 --> 00:04:32,300 _ 104 00:04:32,420 --> 00:04:34,859 Dr. Tsoukas will be monitoring your T-cells, 105 00:04:34,860 --> 00:04:37,790 but he's also now got a test for HIV antibodies. 106 00:04:38,860 --> 00:04:40,959 Can Marta get tested too? 107 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,029 We haven't had any cases of wives being infected so far. 108 00:04:44,030 --> 00:04:45,919 Well, that we know, but in the U.S... 109 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:46,930 We're actively recommending 110 00:04:46,940 --> 00:04:49,369 all our patients practice safe sex for now. 111 00:04:49,370 --> 00:04:51,410 We practice all the time. 112 00:04:52,610 --> 00:04:53,739 I was, uh, 113 00:04:53,740 --> 00:04:55,620 gonna go with "practice makes perfect," 114 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,149 but, you know, it's such a cliché. 115 00:04:58,150 --> 00:04:59,750 And completely untrue. 116 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,089 Paul Kirpatrick's ready for you. 117 00:05:07,090 --> 00:05:09,959 He's signed up for the Couples Study. 118 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,960 Jonah Menehgi died this morning. 119 00:05:13,660 --> 00:05:15,100 I just saw him. 120 00:05:15,180 --> 00:05:17,299 He was fine. 121 00:05:17,300 --> 00:05:19,139 He was in here a few weeks ago, 122 00:05:19,140 --> 00:05:20,839 and he was healthy. 123 00:05:20,840 --> 00:05:22,939 Cause of death is being listed 124 00:05:22,940 --> 00:05:25,810 as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. 125 00:05:55,170 --> 00:05:56,300 Close the door. 126 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:57,940 What are you... ? 127 00:05:57,950 --> 00:05:59,440 Shut up, dumb-ass. 128 00:06:03,010 --> 00:06:04,649 Jesus, dude. 129 00:06:04,650 --> 00:06:06,060 I thought you didn't use that stuff. 130 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:07,850 Got a promotion. 131 00:06:09,950 --> 00:06:11,950 Gotta make sure it's good product, don't I? 132 00:06:21,300 --> 00:06:24,399 No. Uh-uh. 133 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:25,899 I get it. 134 00:06:25,900 --> 00:06:27,699 This stuff gets a bad rap. 135 00:06:27,700 --> 00:06:29,440 Pills take the edge off, 136 00:06:29,450 --> 00:06:31,509 but it's all still there, right? 137 00:06:31,510 --> 00:06:35,140 But I'm telling you, man, this makes everything just... 138 00:06:36,980 --> 00:06:39,420 ... go away. 139 00:06:40,750 --> 00:06:42,480 What do you got to lose? 140 00:06:49,030 --> 00:06:50,700 The Bureau of Biologics 141 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:51,800 is on two for you. 142 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:54,600 - _ - Wark. 143 00:06:58,980 --> 00:07:00,439 How soon? 144 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,000 Okay, so I think we'll go with that... 145 00:07:02,010 --> 00:07:03,139 Makes sense. 146 00:07:03,140 --> 00:07:05,270 What's our inventory of concentrates? 147 00:07:05,280 --> 00:07:07,239 We should have enough to take us through to April, 148 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:08,540 maybe May. Why? 149 00:07:08,550 --> 00:07:09,559 Uh... 150 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,220 We got a week before the B.O.B. 151 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:12,850 directs the switch to heat-treated. 152 00:07:15,180 --> 00:07:17,240 Are we supposed to just ask the provinces 153 00:07:17,260 --> 00:07:19,619 to write off a five-month supply of the old stuff? 154 00:07:19,620 --> 00:07:21,289 No. Not necessarily. 155 00:07:21,290 --> 00:07:24,500 It's B.O.B. policy to maintain flexibility 156 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:26,759 with new regulatory requirements. 157 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,360 It's in our hands to work out 158 00:07:28,370 --> 00:07:29,770 when the switch should take effect. 159 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:33,700 What do you think? 160 00:07:34,900 --> 00:07:36,720 At this point, the switch probably won't 161 00:07:36,740 --> 00:07:40,120 reduce the occurrence of HIV in hemophiliacs. 162 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,440 All the studies are showing the same thing... 163 00:07:43,660 --> 00:07:46,579 most of them have already been exposed. 164 00:08:09,820 --> 00:08:13,190 Ryan? Do you have the Krazy Glue? 165 00:08:20,790 --> 00:08:22,729 Thank you. 166 00:08:22,730 --> 00:08:23,899 What happened? 167 00:08:23,900 --> 00:08:26,500 I'm... having a bad day. 168 00:08:29,970 --> 00:08:32,500 I don't think Dad's gonna care that much. 169 00:08:32,510 --> 00:08:33,520 I hate this thing. 170 00:08:33,530 --> 00:08:36,709 He's gonna think I did it on purpose. 171 00:08:36,710 --> 00:08:38,749 None of this is your fault, you know. 172 00:08:38,750 --> 00:08:42,550 I thought everything was my fault. 173 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,080 I don't want you feeling sorry for me. 174 00:08:48,490 --> 00:08:50,490 I don't. 175 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:57,499 It's not your fault I'm a hemophiliac. 176 00:08:57,500 --> 00:08:59,730 You didn't choose for it to happen. 177 00:09:03,020 --> 00:09:05,709 I knew it ran in my family. 178 00:09:05,710 --> 00:09:07,350 I chose to have a child 179 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,240 knowing it was a possibility. 180 00:09:10,510 --> 00:09:12,509 And if you didn't... 181 00:09:12,510 --> 00:09:14,250 I wouldn't exist. 182 00:09:15,380 --> 00:09:18,049 Well, I'm not saying I'd give you back... 183 00:09:18,050 --> 00:09:20,050 most days. 184 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,089 Well, I wouldn't change anything. 185 00:09:23,090 --> 00:09:24,420 Oh, don't be ridiculous. 186 00:09:24,430 --> 00:09:25,760 I'm serious. 187 00:09:26,890 --> 00:09:29,459 I hate that you and Dad worry so much. 188 00:09:29,460 --> 00:09:31,460 Everything I've been through... 189 00:09:31,470 --> 00:09:34,030 how I used to throw up 190 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,239 every time I needed a needle... 191 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:38,760 all the times I've been to the hospital 192 00:09:38,820 --> 00:09:41,680 or been on crutches... 193 00:09:41,780 --> 00:09:43,240 it's made me who I am. 194 00:09:43,980 --> 00:09:47,380 If I could wave a magic wand, I would take it away. 195 00:09:48,420 --> 00:09:50,220 And then I wouldn't be me. 196 00:10:01,560 --> 00:10:03,739 You know, not having hemophilia doesn't mean 197 00:10:03,740 --> 00:10:05,740 you'd have turned out stupid. 198 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:07,169 How do you know? 199 00:10:07,170 --> 00:10:09,239 Or I could be a total asshole. 200 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,570 Like Carson's mom. 201 00:10:17,460 --> 00:10:19,510 Hey, Norm. 202 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:23,519 So... 203 00:10:24,750 --> 00:10:26,920 What are you doing for money these days? 204 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,790 No offense, man, but you look like shit. 205 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,699 The pills the doctor's got me on, 206 00:10:35,700 --> 00:10:37,499 they make me so tired 207 00:10:37,500 --> 00:10:40,469 I can barely get out of bed. 208 00:10:40,470 --> 00:10:42,939 And the doctor 209 00:10:42,940 --> 00:10:44,299 says I gotta eat more, 210 00:10:44,300 --> 00:10:46,470 but everything makes me puke. 211 00:10:50,780 --> 00:10:51,979 Here. 212 00:10:51,980 --> 00:10:53,710 Take it. 213 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,580 I hope it helps. 214 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,180 Thank you. 215 00:10:58,190 --> 00:11:01,889 And, uh, if you ever need anything stronger... 216 00:11:01,890 --> 00:11:03,989 like, for the pain, 217 00:11:03,990 --> 00:11:06,030 I can hook you up with that too. 218 00:11:13,330 --> 00:11:15,969 Alice, hi. 219 00:11:15,970 --> 00:11:17,869 I was waiting for you to notice. 220 00:11:17,870 --> 00:11:20,140 Sorry, I was just in my own world. 221 00:11:21,340 --> 00:11:22,539 How's Peter? 222 00:11:22,540 --> 00:11:24,509 He hasn't been to clinic in a while. 223 00:11:24,510 --> 00:11:27,010 He barely talks to me. 224 00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:28,100 I've had some similar cases 225 00:11:28,110 --> 00:11:30,219 with some of the other younger guys. 226 00:11:30,220 --> 00:11:32,080 How can it not be hard on them? 227 00:11:32,090 --> 00:11:33,490 And their families. 228 00:11:37,560 --> 00:11:40,259 I hold a support group once a week. 229 00:11:40,260 --> 00:11:42,359 Thursdays... at seven. 230 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:43,929 I-I doubt Peter would go. 231 00:11:43,930 --> 00:11:46,070 I was inviting you. 232 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,270 Thank you. 233 00:11:53,060 --> 00:11:54,339 Make it cross... 234 00:11:54,340 --> 00:11:56,780 pull it through... 235 00:11:58,010 --> 00:12:00,009 make it tight... 236 00:12:00,010 --> 00:12:02,180 make your bunny ear... 237 00:12:05,560 --> 00:12:08,090 Pull it around... 238 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:12,160 There! 239 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:14,730 Perfect. 240 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:16,929 What are you doing? We have to go. 241 00:12:16,930 --> 00:12:18,260 I'll be ready. 242 00:12:18,270 --> 00:12:20,799 Jess? Miranda has dinner ready for you. 243 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:22,199 Go on. 244 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,900 Thank you. 245 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:30,580 You gonna leave it like that? 246 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:32,909 Why not? These meetings could use a little levity. 247 00:12:32,910 --> 00:12:35,080 Mm-hmm. 248 00:12:38,490 --> 00:12:42,119 Remember when we used to get a babysitter... 249 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:44,920 go for dinner and a movie... 250 00:12:44,930 --> 00:12:46,929 Yeah. 251 00:12:46,930 --> 00:12:48,090 Then we'd come home 252 00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:50,329 and... 253 00:12:50,330 --> 00:12:52,300 have sex? 254 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,279 You should get ready. We're gonna be late. 255 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:58,480 Thanks. 256 00:13:01,510 --> 00:13:03,009 The last newsletter 257 00:13:03,010 --> 00:13:04,409 got delivered to my neighbour. 258 00:13:04,410 --> 00:13:06,279 I don't need anyone knowing my business. 259 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:07,679 Okay? Certainly not right now. 260 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:09,460 We've had some similar complaints, 261 00:13:09,470 --> 00:13:11,420 so we are gonna start sending out all mailings 262 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:12,849 in unmarked brown envelopes. 263 00:13:12,850 --> 00:13:14,600 Well, the mailman's gonna think it's something else, 264 00:13:14,620 --> 00:13:15,960 but I guess I'd rather that. 265 00:13:17,460 --> 00:13:19,789 All right, then. 266 00:13:19,790 --> 00:13:22,190 Um, Will Sanders has some news to share. Will? 267 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:23,360 Yep. 268 00:13:28,370 --> 00:13:29,539 Hello. 269 00:13:29,540 --> 00:13:32,200 Uh, a little update on product safety. 270 00:13:32,210 --> 00:13:34,019 The Bureau of Biologics just directed 271 00:13:34,020 --> 00:13:35,370 that only heat-treated concentrates 272 00:13:35,380 --> 00:13:36,620 will be licensed in Canada now. 273 00:13:38,180 --> 00:13:40,600 It's not clear yet when the Red Cross 274 00:13:40,620 --> 00:13:41,779 will be ready to distribute them, 275 00:13:41,780 --> 00:13:44,019 so until they do, 276 00:13:44,020 --> 00:13:46,719 users should curb use of the current product. 277 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,289 How are we supposed to do that? 278 00:13:49,290 --> 00:13:52,829 Look, I know many of you don't have a choice, but, um, 279 00:13:52,830 --> 00:13:55,500 avoid situations that may cause bleeds. 280 00:13:57,130 --> 00:13:59,060 When you can, supplement with icing 281 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,499 and splints, crutches... 282 00:14:01,500 --> 00:14:03,239 Unfortunately, the switch back to Cryo, 283 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:04,500 at this point, is a debatable one, 284 00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:06,869 given the, um, increased contamination of the blood supply. 285 00:14:06,870 --> 00:14:09,509 I'm sorry. My hematologist 286 00:14:09,510 --> 00:14:12,079 said treating is the number-one priority. 287 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,349 Well, he or she is wrong. 288 00:14:17,650 --> 00:14:19,489 Why would he lie? 289 00:14:19,490 --> 00:14:21,750 I would say that he is misinformed. 290 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,720 Dr. Tsoukas in Montreal just published a study that suggests 291 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:26,990 over half the Canadian hemophiliac population 292 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,010 are HIV-positive. 293 00:14:28,020 --> 00:14:29,199 What are you talking about? 294 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:30,340 That was not in the newsletter! 295 00:14:30,350 --> 00:14:32,399 It was in a reputable medical journal. 296 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:33,669 Okay, look, I know that there's a lot 297 00:14:33,670 --> 00:14:35,540 of hysteria on TV right now, 298 00:14:35,550 --> 00:14:36,599 but Health Canada has said 299 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,179 that there were only two cases of AIDS 300 00:14:38,180 --> 00:14:40,700 in hemophiliacs in the entire country. 301 00:14:40,740 --> 00:14:43,300 You know, I really wish they'd stop spreading that statistic. 302 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:44,640 It is simply not the reality. 303 00:14:44,660 --> 00:14:47,079 We have hundreds of HIV-positive hemophiliacs 304 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:48,849 in this country that are headed down that path. 305 00:14:48,850 --> 00:14:50,680 They're just not diagnosable yet. 306 00:14:50,690 --> 00:14:52,300 There are children here! 307 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:53,389 Yes. 308 00:14:53,390 --> 00:14:55,089 My son is here too. 309 00:14:55,090 --> 00:14:57,620 We try to be honest with him. 310 00:14:57,630 --> 00:14:58,900 Come on. 311 00:14:58,940 --> 00:15:01,759 Look, we need to talk about this. 312 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,629 There's no proof that HIV even leads to AIDS. 313 00:15:04,630 --> 00:15:06,969 And my doctor says it's like Hep B... 314 00:15:06,970 --> 00:15:09,369 if you have antibodies, you're immune. 315 00:15:09,370 --> 00:15:10,900 Well, and apparently our doctors, 316 00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:12,569 they don't know what they're talking about. 317 00:15:12,570 --> 00:15:14,739 We can't blindly assume 318 00:15:14,740 --> 00:15:16,609 that everything's going to be okay. 319 00:15:16,610 --> 00:15:18,479 There are steps we can take. 320 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:19,709 For instance, without question, 321 00:15:19,710 --> 00:15:22,210 all sexually active hemophiliacs should be using condoms. 322 00:15:22,220 --> 00:15:24,800 So, our doctors, the Red Cross, 323 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,049 they're all just lying to us? 324 00:15:27,050 --> 00:15:28,289 Well, I don't put much stock 325 00:15:28,290 --> 00:15:30,020 in what the Canadian Red Cross says at this point. 326 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:32,180 Oh, so... so we should trust you? 327 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,160 No, I'm not asking you to trust me. 328 00:15:35,460 --> 00:15:37,930 Go out... look for yourself. 329 00:15:39,770 --> 00:15:41,930 I'm just saying... 330 00:15:41,940 --> 00:15:43,969 there's a train coming, 331 00:15:43,970 --> 00:15:47,920 and it would probably be wise for you to... 332 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,000 step off the tracks. 333 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,690 You didn't say a word in the car. 334 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,560 Are we gonna talk about this? 335 00:16:21,460 --> 00:16:23,560 Yeah, we probably should. 336 00:16:26,230 --> 00:16:29,500 Uh... 337 00:16:29,510 --> 00:16:32,440 what Paul said about safe sex... 338 00:16:32,470 --> 00:16:35,039 - I know. - I mean, not that we've been having 339 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:38,009 any sex... at least now I know why. 340 00:16:38,010 --> 00:16:39,210 I just... I thought it was 341 00:16:39,220 --> 00:16:41,979 because you were tired from working so hard. 342 00:16:41,980 --> 00:16:43,750 That is true. 343 00:16:45,620 --> 00:16:47,690 Part of me thought that it was me. 344 00:16:50,890 --> 00:16:52,890 Sorry for letting you think that. 345 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,330 It's strange how it... 346 00:16:59,340 --> 00:17:02,140 that it never occurred to me 347 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:03,839 until tonight. 348 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:05,970 Maybe I just... 349 00:17:05,980 --> 00:17:08,579 I think I just didn't want to admit it. 350 00:17:08,580 --> 00:17:10,309 Yeah, I didn't want to admit it either. 351 00:17:10,310 --> 00:17:11,850 Of course you're not. 352 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:18,440 Sex is... how it's transmitted 353 00:17:18,460 --> 00:17:22,880 in the... in the gay population. 354 00:17:22,990 --> 00:17:26,729 No one seems to know anything for sure... 355 00:17:26,730 --> 00:17:29,830 and I guess I didn't want to worry you. 356 00:17:33,900 --> 00:17:35,839 Do you think that it could be true? 357 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,700 That, um... 358 00:17:38,740 --> 00:17:43,009 having the HIV antibodies could be a good thing? 359 00:17:43,010 --> 00:17:45,750 That it could mean you're immune? 360 00:17:48,350 --> 00:17:50,720 I think this is different. 361 00:17:52,380 --> 00:17:54,440 You were taking the concentrates for years 362 00:17:54,470 --> 00:17:57,259 before you switched back to Cryo. 363 00:17:57,260 --> 00:17:59,730 We were having unprotected sex the entire time. 364 00:18:00,380 --> 00:18:02,559 I know. 365 00:18:14,580 --> 00:18:16,439 We don't know that you have it. 366 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,879 I tell myself it's not possible 367 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:20,979 so I can get through the day. 368 00:18:20,980 --> 00:18:24,750 And I can't accept that Jess... 369 00:18:25,360 --> 00:18:26,719 that I might not 370 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,500 - get to see her grow up. - I know. 371 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:30,660 Or that I could have given it to you, we both... 372 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,090 We don't know. We don't know. 373 00:19:00,500 --> 00:19:03,460 _ 374 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:04,989 All I want is for things 375 00:19:04,990 --> 00:19:07,259 to go back the way they used to be. 376 00:19:07,260 --> 00:19:09,560 Well, I'm afraid that can't happen, honey. 377 00:19:09,700 --> 00:19:12,429 You and Scott had a very special relationship 378 00:19:12,430 --> 00:19:13,720 when you were younger. 379 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:15,669 Things change. 380 00:19:15,670 --> 00:19:17,620 I'm so confused, Dad. 381 00:19:17,660 --> 00:19:20,170 I don't know why... 382 00:19:20,180 --> 00:19:22,680 - Hi, honey. - Sometimes I feel really grown up. 383 00:19:22,700 --> 00:19:25,280 Sometimes I feel like a little baby. 384 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,879 That's one of the great things about being 11. 385 00:19:32,860 --> 00:19:33,989 Where were you? 386 00:19:33,990 --> 00:19:35,260 Doesn't matter where I was. 387 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:36,850 We got overdue bills when I come home. 388 00:19:36,860 --> 00:19:38,160 The house is a goddamn mess. 389 00:19:38,180 --> 00:19:40,200 You're supposed to be looking after all this stuff. 390 00:19:40,260 --> 00:19:41,580 You want me to pay the bills? 391 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:43,529 With what money? I'm the only one working, 392 00:19:43,530 --> 00:19:44,900 and I don't make enough to cover us. 393 00:19:44,910 --> 00:19:47,020 Well, maybe you shouldn't give it all to your son. 394 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:48,639 You're the one who let him leave! 395 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:49,900 You're growing up right now. 396 00:19:49,910 --> 00:19:51,320 You know what? We have been over this, okay? 397 00:19:51,340 --> 00:19:52,809 I did not let him leave. 398 00:19:52,810 --> 00:19:54,370 You're supposed to be looking out for him. 399 00:19:54,380 --> 00:19:55,710 I am looking out for him! 400 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,800 _ 401 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:02,980 Turn it on? 402 00:20:04,150 --> 00:20:05,920 - Turn it on! - It's on! 403 00:20:05,990 --> 00:20:07,750 Oh, come on. 404 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:09,489 Why is nothing ever easy? 405 00:20:09,490 --> 00:20:11,360 It can wait until you get back. 406 00:20:11,500 --> 00:20:13,659 - Just turn it off? - Okay. 407 00:20:13,660 --> 00:20:15,829 What's the meeting about this time? 408 00:20:15,830 --> 00:20:18,269 The switch to heat-treated concentrates. 409 00:20:18,270 --> 00:20:19,599 What's the big deal? 410 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,769 It's better. Just do it. 411 00:20:21,770 --> 00:20:23,200 Yeah, you'd think. 412 00:20:23,210 --> 00:20:24,860 Who's gonna be there? 413 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:25,889 The Red Cross, 414 00:20:25,890 --> 00:20:27,999 the health ministers' representatives, 415 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,009 the manufacturers... 416 00:20:29,010 --> 00:20:30,779 - Bob? - Yes, the B.O.B. 417 00:20:30,780 --> 00:20:31,879 The, uh... 418 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:33,179 The Bob. 419 00:20:33,180 --> 00:20:34,660 All those guys are supposed to be 420 00:20:34,670 --> 00:20:35,780 looking out for people. 421 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:37,749 You don't trust them? 422 00:20:37,750 --> 00:20:40,419 No, buddy, I don't. 423 00:20:40,420 --> 00:20:42,219 Not when there's this much at stake, 424 00:20:42,220 --> 00:20:44,720 or this much money on the line. 425 00:20:44,730 --> 00:20:46,229 You're making it sound like 426 00:20:46,230 --> 00:20:48,820 they're the bad guys in one of my comic books. 427 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:50,729 Well, fortunately, 428 00:20:50,730 --> 00:20:52,029 Superman is on the job. 429 00:20:52,030 --> 00:20:53,200 I don't know... 430 00:20:53,220 --> 00:20:55,920 I think maybe Dad's is a little more Clark Kent than Superman. 431 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:57,400 You two are hilarious. 432 00:20:57,410 --> 00:20:59,320 Ask Clark if he packed his credentials. 433 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:00,570 What's that mean? 434 00:21:00,580 --> 00:21:03,299 It means, as usual, Lois Lane is being sassy. 435 00:21:03,300 --> 00:21:05,249 It means your father's about to drive all the way to Ottawa 436 00:21:05,250 --> 00:21:06,910 to go to a party he wasn't invited to. 437 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,120 Come on. Just... Just... 438 00:21:09,700 --> 00:21:10,880 - I'll plug... - Plug it in! 439 00:21:10,890 --> 00:21:13,090 Okay, okay. 440 00:21:13,140 --> 00:21:17,040 _ 441 00:21:17,090 --> 00:21:19,290 Roger Perrault. 442 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,430 Thank you. 443 00:21:27,300 --> 00:21:28,700 Martin! Hey! 444 00:21:28,740 --> 00:21:30,500 Will? What are you doing here? 445 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:32,400 I was kinda hoping you'd sneak me in, actually. 446 00:21:32,420 --> 00:21:33,500 They're watching pretty closely. 447 00:21:33,510 --> 00:21:35,139 I wish you'd called before driving all the way up. 448 00:21:35,140 --> 00:21:36,809 It's harder to say no with me standing right here. 449 00:21:36,810 --> 00:21:38,779 Well, you're on the Ministers' advisory committee. 450 00:21:38,780 --> 00:21:39,910 You've gotta have some pull, right? 451 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:41,449 Sorry, Will. 452 00:21:41,450 --> 00:21:42,500 Someone in this meeting needs to speak 453 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,060 - for actual hemophiliacs. - Well, Dr. Card's here 454 00:21:45,070 --> 00:21:46,979 as the CHS's official representative. 455 00:21:46,980 --> 00:21:48,259 You know it's not the same. 456 00:21:48,260 --> 00:21:50,489 I'm not sure whose side the medical advisory's on 457 00:21:50,490 --> 00:21:51,529 half the time. 458 00:21:51,530 --> 00:21:52,689 The society newsletters 459 00:21:52,690 --> 00:21:55,329 have been woefully short on up-to-date warnings. 460 00:21:55,330 --> 00:21:56,959 Uh, I should really get in there. 461 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:58,929 I'm sorry you drove all the way up here for nothing. 462 00:21:58,930 --> 00:22:01,170 Are you kidding? Free coffee and pastries! 463 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,540 It behooves this group to pursue 464 00:22:10,550 --> 00:22:12,879 a course by which the Bureau's decision 465 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,879 to move to heat-treated concentrates 466 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,619 can be implemented with the least delay, 467 00:22:18,620 --> 00:22:20,850 albeit with due consideration 468 00:22:20,860 --> 00:22:23,680 to the interests of those represented here, 469 00:22:23,780 --> 00:22:25,989 those parties being: 470 00:22:25,990 --> 00:22:27,990 users, 471 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:29,199 the producers, 472 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:31,629 and, of course, our funders. 473 00:22:31,630 --> 00:22:34,230 I got an update from Martin Inwood at lunch. 474 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,239 Connaught's livid. 475 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:37,300 From here forward, 476 00:22:37,330 --> 00:22:39,309 Canadian plasma is being sent to American fractionators 477 00:22:39,310 --> 00:22:40,539 for heat-treating. 478 00:22:40,540 --> 00:22:43,040 Connaught might be pushed out of the business. 479 00:22:43,050 --> 00:22:44,139 Not soon enough. 480 00:22:44,140 --> 00:22:45,849 Have they said when the new stuff is coming? 481 00:22:45,850 --> 00:22:47,690 We currently have 482 00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:50,719 an inventory of non-heat-treated concentrates 483 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,049 that will take us through May. 484 00:22:52,050 --> 00:22:54,779 Cutter has limited heat-treated product 485 00:22:54,780 --> 00:22:55,920 available at this time. 486 00:22:55,930 --> 00:22:58,300 We're negotiating new contracts with them 487 00:22:58,380 --> 00:23:00,040 as well as with Armour, 488 00:23:00,060 --> 00:23:03,329 coordinated to arrive by May, so... 489 00:23:03,330 --> 00:23:05,999 we're looking at distribution 490 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,009 beginning May first, 491 00:23:07,010 --> 00:23:09,199 with a phase-in period of eight weeks, 492 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,980 which brings us to full conversion July first. 493 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,460 Um... to be clear, 494 00:23:15,470 --> 00:23:17,779 when you say phase-in period, 495 00:23:17,780 --> 00:23:19,699 you are suggesting that you will continue 496 00:23:19,700 --> 00:23:21,410 to distribute infected product? 497 00:23:24,850 --> 00:23:27,119 We share your concern 498 00:23:27,120 --> 00:23:28,799 handing out heat-treated concentrates 499 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,259 at the same time as non-heat-treated... 500 00:23:31,260 --> 00:23:33,759 No, I didn't say that I was concerned about that. 501 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,959 I'm alarmed at the idea 502 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:37,199 that you will continue 503 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,740 to hand out non-heat-treated at all 504 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:40,820 from this point forward. 505 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:42,160 I was gonna finish 506 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,579 by saying, "as it would clearly create 507 00:23:44,580 --> 00:23:46,240 a period of heightened anxiety 508 00:23:46,260 --> 00:23:47,439 amongst the consumers 509 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:49,110 who can't get the newer concentrates." 510 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:50,129 As... as opposed 511 00:23:50,130 --> 00:23:52,440 to the heightened anxiety that they're all feeling right now? 512 00:23:52,460 --> 00:23:53,640 However... 513 00:23:53,660 --> 00:23:55,040 a phase-in distribution 514 00:23:55,050 --> 00:23:57,949 along with the exhaustion of existing inventory 515 00:23:57,950 --> 00:24:00,250 is the only option at this point. 516 00:24:00,260 --> 00:24:02,589 "Exhaustion of existing inventory." 517 00:24:02,590 --> 00:24:04,680 That's one way of putting it. 518 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:07,199 "Handing out tainted blood for another seven months" 519 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:08,330 is another! 520 00:24:12,180 --> 00:24:14,630 Look, there has to be safe product 521 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:16,000 available for purchase before May. 522 00:24:18,140 --> 00:24:19,909 It may cost more, 523 00:24:19,910 --> 00:24:21,979 but getting it at the earliest opportunity 524 00:24:21,980 --> 00:24:23,479 is what needs to happen here. 525 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,309 I should mention 526 00:24:25,310 --> 00:24:27,980 that the switch is already going to cost the provinces 527 00:24:27,990 --> 00:24:30,819 $1.1 million annually. 528 00:24:30,820 --> 00:24:33,419 That's about 20% more. 529 00:24:33,420 --> 00:24:35,819 Wait a minute. 530 00:24:35,820 --> 00:24:39,860 The issue here is safety, not money, isn't it? 531 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,669 Martin. Hey! What's... What's going on? 532 00:24:49,670 --> 00:24:51,000 - What's happening in there? - Not now. 533 00:24:51,010 --> 00:24:53,170 Not now? When? 534 00:24:53,740 --> 00:24:54,959 When are the first orders coming? 535 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,479 - Do you mind if I pee? - You can talk and pee. 536 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:58,949 They're saying that they can't 537 00:24:58,950 --> 00:25:00,520 get heat-treated products immediately. 538 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:01,880 What? That doesn't make sense. 539 00:25:01,890 --> 00:25:03,819 It's been on the market in the U.S. for more than a year. 540 00:25:03,820 --> 00:25:05,489 Apparently there are product shortages. 541 00:25:05,490 --> 00:25:07,180 A number of things were discussed in there, 542 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,859 but I don't know. It's just a lot of talking in circles. 543 00:25:09,860 --> 00:25:11,199 Okay, so what's the plan? 544 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,729 I don't know. Things broke down. 545 00:25:13,730 --> 00:25:14,790 You don't know? 546 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:16,859 Everyone involved in this decision is in that room. 547 00:25:16,860 --> 00:25:18,499 The entire purpose of this meeting 548 00:25:18,500 --> 00:25:20,799 was to create a distribution plan for safe product. 549 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:22,920 Yes, and various possibilities were discussed. 550 00:25:23,060 --> 00:25:26,409 All right? I just don't know where things stand right now. 551 00:25:26,410 --> 00:25:27,760 You know, I'm starting to hate myself 552 00:25:27,770 --> 00:25:30,460 for sounding so goddamn melodramatic all the time, 553 00:25:30,470 --> 00:25:32,209 but I really don't know what else to say. 554 00:25:32,210 --> 00:25:35,649 Lives literally are hanging in the balance. 555 00:25:35,650 --> 00:25:38,180 I know. 556 00:25:38,190 --> 00:25:41,320 Then "I don't know" isn't good enough! 557 00:25:51,010 --> 00:25:53,180 The Canadian Red Cross is investigating the cases 558 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,639 of two men who recently died of AIDS, 559 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,760 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. 560 00:25:57,770 --> 00:25:59,060 The men were not 561 00:25:59,070 --> 00:26:01,240 in any of the groups most susceptible to AIDS, 562 00:26:01,380 --> 00:26:03,549 but they both had blood transfusions. 563 00:26:03,550 --> 00:26:07,089 It certainly appears the inevitable has happened. 564 00:26:07,090 --> 00:26:09,400 We have taken all the precautions that we could. 565 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:12,559 We will do everything we can, 566 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:14,679 for the sake of the donor, 567 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:17,460 as much as for the sake of the unfortunate recipient. 568 00:26:17,470 --> 00:26:19,529 We will do everything we can to determine 569 00:26:19,530 --> 00:26:22,969 how, where, and when the infections occurred. 570 00:26:22,970 --> 00:26:24,740 What does that mean? 571 00:26:26,740 --> 00:26:29,639 Now that someone in the general population 572 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:32,480 has died of AIDS, people suddenly give a shit. 573 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:36,550 I understand. 574 00:26:38,750 --> 00:26:40,050 Let me call you back. 575 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:42,619 What? 576 00:26:42,620 --> 00:26:45,789 The entire National Lab wants to resign, 577 00:26:45,790 --> 00:26:46,990 and I've got the Board of Directors 578 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:48,160 breathing down my neck. 579 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,200 Because of the transfusion cases? 580 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:52,169 What were you thinking? 581 00:26:52,170 --> 00:26:54,899 "The inevitable has happened"? 582 00:26:54,900 --> 00:26:57,300 We might lose our insurance. 583 00:26:58,670 --> 00:27:02,009 What do you want me to do? 584 00:27:02,010 --> 00:27:03,660 A press conference was called today 585 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:05,449 by the Canadian Red Cross. 586 00:27:05,450 --> 00:27:06,619 Yesterday they reported 587 00:27:06,620 --> 00:27:09,149 that two B.C. men had died of AIDS 588 00:27:09,150 --> 00:27:11,980 because of transfusions. 589 00:27:11,990 --> 00:27:14,219 Hey, Will! The Red Cross is on the news again 590 00:27:14,220 --> 00:27:15,860 about those B.C. cases. 591 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:18,000 ... contaminated. 592 00:27:18,030 --> 00:27:21,290 Today, the Red Cross changed that position. 593 00:27:21,300 --> 00:27:24,750 An investigation is underway to ascertain 594 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:26,499 if the blood transfused in those cases 595 00:27:26,500 --> 00:27:29,499 was indeed the sole possible source 596 00:27:29,500 --> 00:27:31,200 of AIDS transmission. 597 00:27:31,210 --> 00:27:33,140 How can they backtrack like that? 598 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:35,000 - Those... - Sons of bitches! 599 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:37,840 What? 600 00:27:50,220 --> 00:27:51,359 What's this? 601 00:27:51,360 --> 00:27:53,399 The first batch of heat-treated concentrates 602 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:54,459 just arrived. 603 00:27:54,460 --> 00:27:55,739 That's a directive stipulating 604 00:27:55,740 --> 00:27:57,030 who we can give them to. 605 00:27:58,070 --> 00:28:02,239 Only young Cryo users and mild hemophiliacs? 606 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,669 Patients most likely not already HIV-positive. 607 00:28:04,670 --> 00:28:06,319 We only have a limited supply 608 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,039 until the full conversion date. 609 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:10,009 Then we ration it out. 610 00:28:10,010 --> 00:28:12,539 I'm not giving infected blood to people 611 00:28:12,540 --> 00:28:14,080 when there's safe product available. 612 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,920 And can you tell me when that was shipped? 613 00:28:23,930 --> 00:28:25,489 What the... ? 614 00:28:25,490 --> 00:28:26,890 Uh... no, sorry. 615 00:28:26,900 --> 00:28:29,220 The pen just stopped working. Hang on a second. 616 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:33,099 Um... yeah. Yeah. How many units was that? 617 00:28:33,100 --> 00:28:35,100 Dad? Can we go? 618 00:28:36,700 --> 00:28:38,200 And all that was sent to the National, right? 619 00:28:38,210 --> 00:28:40,710 Okay. Thank you. 620 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,880 The previews are my favorite part. 621 00:28:45,910 --> 00:28:48,510 Yeah. We'll just need to make a quick stop, okay? 622 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:50,280 I called the manufacturers, 623 00:28:50,300 --> 00:28:52,860 all the Red Cross regional centres, the blood banks... 624 00:28:53,090 --> 00:28:54,350 That is a lot of heat-treated units. 625 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:56,219 Almost all of it is sitting in the CRC warehouse. 626 00:28:56,220 --> 00:28:59,129 There's only one reason they'd be stockpiling it. 627 00:28:59,130 --> 00:29:01,290 Oh, I can't believe that. They wouldn't... 628 00:29:01,300 --> 00:29:03,299 Really? 629 00:29:03,300 --> 00:29:05,299 What are you talking about? 630 00:29:05,300 --> 00:29:07,560 The Red Cross isn't giving out the heat-treated blood 631 00:29:07,570 --> 00:29:10,200 because they're using up the old product first. 632 00:29:10,210 --> 00:29:12,369 To save money. 633 00:29:12,370 --> 00:29:15,240 But the old stuff has AIDS in it. 634 00:29:17,810 --> 00:29:20,580 If you're not gonna fight for us, Lawrence, who is? 635 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:25,149 Hey, Ryan... 636 00:29:25,150 --> 00:29:28,200 uh, could you wait in the hall for a minute, please? 637 00:29:43,270 --> 00:29:46,610 Look, it's no big surprise, but I tested positive. 638 00:29:50,310 --> 00:29:52,850 Yeah. 639 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:56,980 Jesus. 640 00:29:58,620 --> 00:30:00,990 I'm... I'm so sorry. 641 00:30:07,260 --> 00:30:09,620 Anyway, I'm gonna do my best. Okay? 642 00:30:16,270 --> 00:30:18,500 Maybe he isn't here. 643 00:30:18,510 --> 00:30:21,339 That's his car. 644 00:30:21,340 --> 00:30:23,940 Let's slash his tires. 645 00:30:26,180 --> 00:30:28,010 Kidding! 646 00:30:31,350 --> 00:30:34,219 I'm sorry. I know this isn't the, uh... 647 00:30:34,220 --> 00:30:36,959 father-son evening we had planned. 648 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,689 It's okay. 649 00:30:38,690 --> 00:30:40,530 This is important, right? 650 00:30:42,460 --> 00:30:44,630 Stay here. 651 00:30:49,340 --> 00:30:50,800 I have nothing to say to you. 652 00:30:50,810 --> 00:30:52,160 So we're a month away from the conversion date. 653 00:30:52,170 --> 00:30:53,960 I know the Red Cross has enough heat-treated inventory 654 00:30:53,970 --> 00:30:55,909 to distribute to everyone. Why is it being held back? 655 00:30:55,910 --> 00:30:57,479 Will, this is harassment. 656 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:58,509 Then why don't you just sit down? 657 00:30:58,510 --> 00:31:00,049 Have a civil conversation with me? 658 00:31:00,050 --> 00:31:02,580 Do I need to call the police? 659 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:05,319 Look over there. Look! 660 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,189 That is my son. 661 00:31:08,390 --> 00:31:10,420 He's been waiting for safe concentrate. 662 00:31:10,430 --> 00:31:12,020 Now, we've been lucky up till now, 663 00:31:12,030 --> 00:31:13,729 but every treatment he takes... no, listen! 664 00:31:13,730 --> 00:31:15,690 Every treatment he takes right now could kill him. 665 00:31:16,830 --> 00:31:18,329 I don't understand you people. 666 00:31:18,330 --> 00:31:19,899 You have the solution in your hands, 667 00:31:19,900 --> 00:31:21,669 but you are still giving out factor products 668 00:31:21,670 --> 00:31:23,369 with AIDS in it. 669 00:31:25,380 --> 00:31:27,740 How do you people live with yourselves? 670 00:31:40,230 --> 00:31:43,099 Actor Rock Hudson has terminal cancer of the liver, 671 00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:44,930 and he is being tested for AIDS. 672 00:31:44,980 --> 00:31:47,180 Rock Hudson was transferred 673 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,350 from the American Hospital in Paris 674 00:31:49,380 --> 00:31:52,459 to the UCLA Medical Center early today. 675 00:31:52,460 --> 00:31:55,630 Mr. Hudson is being evaluated and treated 676 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:59,000 for complications of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. 677 00:32:00,030 --> 00:32:02,530 His condition is serious... 678 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:12,480 I'm not hungry. 679 00:32:13,780 --> 00:32:16,349 You have to eat. 680 00:32:16,350 --> 00:32:18,350 Later. 681 00:32:20,850 --> 00:32:23,150 Maybe you should see a doctor. 682 00:32:26,090 --> 00:32:28,330 I am a doctor. 683 00:32:32,100 --> 00:32:34,900 Hate to sound opportunistic about someone else's misfortune, 684 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,430 but Rock Hudson could be 685 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:39,339 the big name we've been waiting for. 686 00:32:39,340 --> 00:32:41,239 Will make fund-raising easier. 687 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:43,870 Yeah, well, imagine if he came out, too. 688 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:46,540 Who knew Rock Hudson was gay, huh? 689 00:32:47,950 --> 00:32:49,519 You know, the saddest thing is 690 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:50,670 that if everyone got a tree, 691 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:52,780 we'd need a whole lot more space. 692 00:32:57,020 --> 00:32:58,959 Hey, guys. 693 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:00,620 Back here. 694 00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:11,500 I still know some people at the Daily. 695 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:13,039 I think they'd publish something like this. 696 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:15,739 Oh, I know I've been asking you for press, 697 00:33:15,740 --> 00:33:18,079 but we don't want to attract vandals. 698 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:19,379 It's a memorial. 699 00:33:19,380 --> 00:33:21,410 People should know about it. 700 00:33:22,220 --> 00:33:24,550 Yeah. 701 00:33:31,390 --> 00:33:33,590 First names only, okay? 702 00:33:38,300 --> 00:33:41,830 - Okay. - All right. Thanks. 703 00:33:46,420 --> 00:33:49,220 The pictures are amazing. 704 00:33:49,230 --> 00:33:51,120 They should just leave it alone. 705 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:53,429 I think it's fascinating. 706 00:33:53,430 --> 00:33:55,580 1,500 people died on The Titanic. 707 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:57,430 That ship is a graveyard. 708 00:33:57,460 --> 00:34:00,269 Some things should just be left buried. 709 00:34:00,270 --> 00:34:02,600 Really? I mean, I don't think the dead care, 710 00:34:02,610 --> 00:34:04,139 and I think we need to constantly remind ourselves 711 00:34:04,140 --> 00:34:06,270 of the hubris that leads to that many deaths. 712 00:34:10,540 --> 00:34:12,749 Hello? 713 00:34:12,750 --> 00:34:14,950 Hi. Yes. It's me. 714 00:34:18,650 --> 00:34:21,420 Of course, but I know what this is about. 715 00:34:22,460 --> 00:34:25,259 Can you give me my results? 716 00:34:25,260 --> 00:34:27,629 I understand... 717 00:34:27,630 --> 00:34:29,499 but the appointment you're giving me 718 00:34:29,500 --> 00:34:31,969 is three days away. 719 00:34:31,970 --> 00:34:35,340 Do you understand the torture I'm living through, not knowing? 720 00:34:37,010 --> 00:34:38,970 Y... 721 00:34:38,980 --> 00:34:41,370 The results are sitting on a desk right in front of you, 722 00:34:41,380 --> 00:34:42,450 and you can't give them to me 723 00:34:42,460 --> 00:34:45,979 because the doctor wants to bill for a consultation. 724 00:34:45,980 --> 00:34:49,420 No, I understand that's not the only reason. 725 00:34:52,620 --> 00:34:54,660 Please? 726 00:34:59,460 --> 00:35:02,829 Thank you so much. 727 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:12,140 It's negative. 728 00:35:26,860 --> 00:35:29,500 So a doctor from Public Health called today. 729 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:31,179 He said that the School Board 730 00:35:31,180 --> 00:35:33,859 is pushing for disclosure of our HIV-positive members. 731 00:35:33,860 --> 00:35:35,420 I mean, he is a doctor, 732 00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:38,499 and he is asking me to breach confidentiality. 733 00:35:38,500 --> 00:35:39,530 I'm telling you, 734 00:35:39,540 --> 00:35:40,669 there's nothing about this disease 735 00:35:40,670 --> 00:35:42,900 that is ever treated like anything else. 736 00:35:42,910 --> 00:35:46,420 We have pushed for months for public testing sites. 737 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:47,459 Now they're finally opening, I mean, 738 00:35:47,460 --> 00:35:49,179 what's gonna happen with those results? 739 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:53,300 I'm positive. 740 00:36:00,390 --> 00:36:04,260 The doctor said I... shouldn't worry. 741 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,600 He didn't sound at all like he believed it. 742 00:36:17,240 --> 00:36:19,709 _ 743 00:36:19,710 --> 00:36:21,440 Just give me the results. 744 00:36:24,510 --> 00:36:27,750 You've tested positive for HIV. 745 00:36:35,020 --> 00:36:37,520 Now, what we know at this point is... 746 00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:39,259 I know what it means. 747 00:36:39,260 --> 00:36:41,400 I'm a physician. 748 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:45,420 I don't understand. 749 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:46,569 Couldn't you... ? 750 00:36:46,570 --> 00:36:48,940 Not anonymously. 751 00:36:52,770 --> 00:36:53,940 I see. 752 00:36:58,150 --> 00:36:59,649 Before you go, 753 00:36:59,650 --> 00:37:02,379 I need to ask you a few questions. 754 00:37:02,380 --> 00:37:05,120 Are you in a sexual relationship? 755 00:37:18,330 --> 00:37:20,230 Hello. 756 00:37:20,240 --> 00:37:23,569 Hello. Nice to see you all together. 757 00:37:23,570 --> 00:37:24,809 Well, firstly, 758 00:37:24,810 --> 00:37:27,939 the big news I'm sure you're all waiting for... 759 00:37:27,940 --> 00:37:31,110 you tested negative for HIV. 760 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:36,749 Well... that's good. 761 00:37:52,470 --> 00:37:54,060 This looks great, guys! 762 00:37:54,140 --> 00:37:55,940 I'm super proud of you. 763 00:37:56,760 --> 00:37:59,170 Thank you. 764 00:38:07,950 --> 00:38:09,270 Henry. 765 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,320 Hi, Margaret. 766 00:38:12,460 --> 00:38:14,219 How are you? 767 00:38:14,220 --> 00:38:16,820 Uh, it was a good day, actually. 768 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:21,160 Is something the matter? 769 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,800 There's no easy way to say this, 770 00:38:24,820 --> 00:38:27,000 so I'm just gonna come out with it. 771 00:38:28,300 --> 00:38:30,970 I'm requesting you resign. 772 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:35,239 What? Why? 773 00:38:35,240 --> 00:38:38,240 There have been complaints from parents 774 00:38:38,260 --> 00:38:39,910 and some of the teachers. 775 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:41,379 About w-what? 776 00:38:41,380 --> 00:38:43,160 Not my work? 777 00:38:43,180 --> 00:38:45,420 Oh, no, no, no. 778 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:50,220 They're concerned about exposure to AIDS. 779 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:55,930 That's ridiculous. 780 00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:01,199 Jesus, Henry. What are you thinking? 781 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:03,569 Listen, Margaret. You have to understand that... 782 00:39:03,570 --> 00:39:04,669 Ryan's been tested, 783 00:39:04,670 --> 00:39:06,409 and we just found out that he's negative. 784 00:39:06,410 --> 00:39:09,580 Well, that's good news. That's really good news. 785 00:39:11,380 --> 00:39:14,110 But the whole thing is still pretty muddy, isn't it? 786 00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:15,679 No. 787 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:16,819 No. The blood products 788 00:39:16,820 --> 00:39:19,390 he'll be taking from now on are safe. 789 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:26,029 Maybe you should take a leave 790 00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:28,059 until we can find out... 791 00:39:28,060 --> 00:39:30,529 You have no legitimate grounds 792 00:39:30,530 --> 00:39:32,099 for my dismissal. 793 00:39:32,100 --> 00:39:33,730 My husband works for Public Health. 794 00:39:33,740 --> 00:39:35,399 I'm sure he'd be happy to come in here 795 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:36,969 and teach the faculty and the parents 796 00:39:36,970 --> 00:39:39,300 the facts on AIDS and its transmission. 797 00:39:39,310 --> 00:39:40,439 Now, hold on. 798 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:42,920 If you want me out, you'll have to fire me! 799 00:39:49,950 --> 00:39:52,720 Well, good luck with that. 800 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:57,490 I will fight it every step of the way. 801 00:39:59,960 --> 00:40:01,380 I would say I was surprised at you, 802 00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:04,400 but sadly, nothing surprises me anymore. 803 00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:17,740 Hi. What happened? 804 00:40:18,780 --> 00:40:19,910 Hit by a pitch. 805 00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:21,619 Sure you need that? 806 00:40:21,620 --> 00:40:22,749 Oh, yeah. 807 00:40:22,750 --> 00:40:25,489 My shoulder is killing me. 808 00:40:25,490 --> 00:40:27,289 It's heat-treated. 809 00:40:27,290 --> 00:40:28,940 What are you worried about? 810 00:40:32,530 --> 00:40:34,130 All systems go? 811 00:40:43,810 --> 00:40:46,270 _ 812 00:40:46,300 --> 00:40:48,270 _ 813 00:40:48,460 --> 00:40:51,710 Results from Dr. Prince's tests. 814 00:40:57,350 --> 00:40:59,450 Should we let the FDA know? 815 00:40:59,460 --> 00:41:01,050 It'd be unwise for us to do that 816 00:41:01,060 --> 00:41:03,360 without completing our own study first. 817 00:41:06,900 --> 00:41:08,999 - What's that? - The latest medical journals. 818 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:10,299 Came this morning. 819 00:41:10,300 --> 00:41:11,899 I knew you wouldn't be able to resist. 820 00:41:11,900 --> 00:41:13,669 You're holdin' out on me. 821 00:41:13,670 --> 00:41:16,000 Prince's results seem to back up Levy's. 822 00:41:16,010 --> 00:41:18,010 Levy just published in the Lancet. 823 00:41:22,810 --> 00:41:24,879 That study was funded by Cutter. 824 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:27,840 Those results might as well be marketing data for them. 825 00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:32,489 No one in the medical community 826 00:41:32,490 --> 00:41:34,519 has approached us about this yet. 827 00:41:47,770 --> 00:41:50,170 Hey-hey! Where you going? 828 00:42:21,380 --> 00:42:24,600 I thought you were gonna be late. 829 00:42:24,610 --> 00:42:27,539 What are you... doing? 830 00:42:27,540 --> 00:42:29,279 Armour's heat-treating process isn't effective. 831 00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:30,599 It isn't, uh... 832 00:42:30,600 --> 00:42:33,380 it isn't killing all the HIV in its concentrates. 833 00:42:34,980 --> 00:42:37,650 Ryan t-took some last night. 834 00:42:38,950 --> 00:42:41,720 I know. 835 00:42:44,830 --> 00:42:47,060 What's up? 836 00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:56,070 Um... 837 00:43:09,180 --> 00:43:14,180 - Synced and corrected by MementMori - -- www.MY-SUBS.com --