1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:02,535 --> 00:00:06,106 I do solemnly swear. 3 00:00:06,139 --> 00:00:08,842 That I will be loyal to the profession of medicine. 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 5 00:00:08,875 --> 00:00:12,679 I will be loyal to the profession of medicine. 6 00:00:12,712 --> 00:00:16,721 And just and generous to its members. 7 00:00:18,284 --> 00:00:19,819 That I will prescribe regimen 8 00:00:19,853 --> 00:00:21,321 for the good of my patients. 9 00:00:21,354 --> 00:00:23,356 That I will prescribe regimen 10 00:00:23,390 --> 00:00:25,258 for the good of my patients. 11 00:00:25,291 --> 00:00:30,897 According to my ability and my judgment. 12 00:00:30,930 --> 00:00:38,004 And to anyone, first do no harm. 13 00:00:38,038 --> 00:00:40,640 (gentle music) 14 00:00:44,511 --> 00:00:45,945 Yep. 15 00:00:45,979 --> 00:00:48,715 That emperor marched down the street 16 00:00:48,748 --> 00:00:51,818 in front of all the people wearing nothing at all? 17 00:00:51,851 --> 00:00:53,386 Yeah. 18 00:00:53,420 --> 00:00:56,222 But then a little boy whispered, 19 00:00:56,256 --> 00:00:59,125 "But Mother, the emperor has nothing on." 20 00:01:00,894 --> 00:01:02,696 But see, the tailors had told him 21 00:01:02,729 --> 00:01:04,731 that they made his clothes out of the most 22 00:01:04,764 --> 00:01:06,433 splendid cloth in all the land, 23 00:01:06,466 --> 00:01:09,436 and that only stupid people couldn't see it. 24 00:01:09,469 --> 00:01:11,705 The emperor couldn't see it, but he didn't want 25 00:01:11,738 --> 00:01:13,440 anybody to think he was stupid. 26 00:01:13,473 --> 00:01:15,575 The boy could see the silly emperor 27 00:01:15,608 --> 00:01:17,944 didn't have any clothes on. 28 00:01:17,977 --> 00:01:19,078 Mm-hmm. 29 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:21,381 He believed his own eyes. 30 00:01:21,414 --> 00:01:24,718 Did the boy's mother believe her own eyes? 31 00:01:28,788 --> 00:01:30,757 No, she didn't, Mommy. 32 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:33,626 Why? 33 00:01:33,660 --> 00:01:36,262 Well, he was the emperor. 34 00:01:40,300 --> 00:01:42,335 Dad's home from his poker game. 35 00:01:42,369 --> 00:01:43,636 Ah. 36 00:01:43,670 --> 00:01:45,538 Tell him his dinner's in the oven. 37 00:01:47,374 --> 00:01:48,575 Mr. Turgen's with him. 38 00:01:51,878 --> 00:01:52,746 Okay, buddy. 39 00:01:52,779 --> 00:01:55,615 You come on, into the beddy. 40 00:01:55,648 --> 00:01:57,350 Into the beddy. 41 00:01:57,384 --> 00:01:58,384 Yeah. 42 00:02:01,054 --> 00:02:02,055 How much do I love you? 43 00:02:02,088 --> 00:02:03,690 More than life itself. 44 00:02:03,723 --> 00:02:04,524 That's right. 45 00:02:04,557 --> 00:02:06,058 I want to kiss Daddy. 46 00:02:06,059 --> 00:02:06,860 When he comes up to bed. 47 00:02:06,893 --> 00:02:08,795 I want to kiss Mark. 48 00:02:08,828 --> 00:02:10,062 Mark's doing his homework. 49 00:02:10,063 --> 00:02:13,333 I want to kiss Lynn. He's all yours. 50 00:02:14,634 --> 00:02:16,302 The little bird... 51 00:02:17,704 --> 00:02:21,541 Is coming to say good night to the little log. 52 00:02:22,909 --> 00:02:24,177 No! Say good night. 53 00:02:24,210 --> 00:02:25,612 No little bird kisses! 54 00:02:25,645 --> 00:02:28,148 The little log is gonna give the little bird 55 00:02:28,181 --> 00:02:29,649 good night kisses. 56 00:02:33,586 --> 00:02:34,721 Dave? 57 00:02:34,754 --> 00:02:36,156 Here she comes. 58 00:02:43,096 --> 00:02:44,798 Hey, Wally. 59 00:02:44,831 --> 00:02:45,999 How are you? 60 00:02:49,869 --> 00:02:50,904 I got coffee on. 61 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:53,640 No, thanks. 62 00:02:53,673 --> 00:02:54,974 I gotta get going. 63 00:02:59,112 --> 00:03:00,112 What's up? 64 00:03:02,449 --> 00:03:04,049 Hey, Mr. Turgen. 65 00:03:04,050 --> 00:03:05,050 Sweet truck. 66 00:03:05,785 --> 00:03:06,785 Hi, Mark. 67 00:03:11,691 --> 00:03:12,691 I lost. 68 00:03:14,461 --> 00:03:15,662 You lost. 69 00:03:15,695 --> 00:03:18,798 Yeah, well, the good thing is who I lost to. 70 00:03:18,832 --> 00:03:19,666 Wally. 71 00:03:19,699 --> 00:03:21,167 He's willing to lease it back to us. 72 00:03:22,268 --> 00:03:24,637 Lease what back to us? 73 00:03:29,542 --> 00:03:30,710 Good one, Dad. 74 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:32,112 He's raggin' on you, Mom. 75 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,350 If you're joking me, Dave Reimuller, I'm gonna kill you. 76 00:03:37,384 --> 00:03:40,620 And if you're not joking me, I'm gonna kill you. 77 00:03:40,653 --> 00:03:41,653 I will! 78 00:03:42,822 --> 00:03:43,957 Nah. 79 00:03:43,990 --> 00:03:45,558 Not till you see what I've won. 80 00:03:50,296 --> 00:03:51,664 She's yours. 81 00:03:51,698 --> 00:03:52,698 Come on. 82 00:03:55,835 --> 00:03:58,103 Oh, no. 83 00:03:58,104 --> 00:03:59,472 Uh-uh. Mom! 84 00:03:59,506 --> 00:04:02,842 Oh, honey, do you have any idea how much 85 00:04:02,876 --> 00:04:04,077 a horse like that is worth? 86 00:04:04,110 --> 00:04:05,612 Wow! Nothing to me. 87 00:04:05,645 --> 00:04:07,180 She injured a foot as a two-year-old. 88 00:04:07,213 --> 00:04:08,815 She'll never make a field hunter. 89 00:04:08,848 --> 00:04:10,350 You could still ride her. 90 00:04:10,383 --> 00:04:11,751 Mom, please? 91 00:04:12,786 --> 00:04:15,889 As deputy sheriff and town councilman, 92 00:04:15,922 --> 00:04:17,357 I order you to take her. 93 00:04:17,390 --> 00:04:18,425 Hey, there, cowpokes! 94 00:04:18,458 --> 00:04:19,793 I'm gonna ride him first! 95 00:04:19,826 --> 00:04:20,627 Hey! 96 00:04:20,660 --> 00:04:22,462 Hey, what are you doing outta bed? 97 00:04:27,701 --> 00:04:30,103 I'm going to call him "Schwartz". 98 00:04:30,136 --> 00:04:31,538 Schwartz? 99 00:04:31,571 --> 00:04:32,939 What kind of name is Schwartz? 100 00:04:32,972 --> 00:04:34,774 I'm sure she already has a name, Robbie. 101 00:04:34,808 --> 00:04:38,077 Mrs. Schwartz is Robbie's favorite preschool teacher. 102 00:04:38,078 --> 00:04:39,412 Right, honey? 103 00:04:39,446 --> 00:04:41,681 Schwartz likes me. 104 00:04:43,083 --> 00:04:45,819 I guess you can't fight City Hall, you know? 105 00:04:49,489 --> 00:04:51,758 Mr. Turgen gave us this. Oh. 106 00:04:52,759 --> 00:04:54,894 It was taken at the Vilas County Fair. 107 00:04:56,563 --> 00:04:59,098 I just don't feel right about taking her. 108 00:04:59,099 --> 00:05:00,209 Well, Wally wanted you to have her. 109 00:05:00,233 --> 00:05:02,502 That's how come he put her in the pot. 110 00:05:02,535 --> 00:05:04,437 How'd you know you'd win? 111 00:05:04,471 --> 00:05:05,805 I always win. 112 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,674 That's why they call me "Lucky Dave." 113 00:05:11,411 --> 00:05:12,579 How much have you got? 114 00:05:12,612 --> 00:05:16,316 Oh, about $600 less than we need. 115 00:05:17,617 --> 00:05:18,485 Great. 116 00:05:18,518 --> 00:05:20,787 I'll be taking my grandchildren to Hawaii. 117 00:05:20,820 --> 00:05:23,056 Why would Wally want to give me his horse? 118 00:05:25,425 --> 00:05:27,059 He has a thing for you. 119 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:28,060 Oh, David! 120 00:05:29,262 --> 00:05:30,397 She's lonely, Mom. 121 00:05:30,430 --> 00:05:31,698 Listen to her. 122 00:05:31,731 --> 00:05:33,342 Can I go out and keep her company a while? 123 00:05:33,366 --> 00:05:34,768 No, you can go up to bed. 124 00:05:34,801 --> 00:05:35,801 Both of you. 125 00:05:39,873 --> 00:05:40,907 Good night, Mom. Mm-hmm. 126 00:05:40,940 --> 00:05:42,375 Give me a kiss. 127 00:05:47,347 --> 00:05:48,148 Oh! 128 00:05:48,181 --> 00:05:50,617 You know, you've completely ruined 129 00:05:50,650 --> 00:05:53,687 your daughter's chances for a happy marriage. 130 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,455 Where on Earth is she gonna find a guy 131 00:05:55,488 --> 00:05:57,624 who'll win her dream horse in a poker game? 132 00:05:58,758 --> 00:05:59,758 Well... 133 00:06:01,861 --> 00:06:05,065 What have I done for my chances for a happy marriage? 134 00:06:05,098 --> 00:06:07,667 (gentle music) 135 00:06:11,504 --> 00:06:13,173 I take it back. 136 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:15,108 This is why they call me "Lucky Dave." 137 00:06:16,476 --> 00:06:19,212 (horse neighing) 138 00:06:21,414 --> 00:06:22,749 Oh, maybe Lynn's right. 139 00:06:22,782 --> 00:06:25,218 Maybe I should go bed down in her stall 140 00:06:25,251 --> 00:06:26,486 just for the first night. 141 00:06:28,421 --> 00:06:30,957 Or you were hoping I'd bed down in yours? 142 00:06:31,057 --> 00:06:33,526 Yes. Show a little appreciation? 143 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,428 Somethin' like that. 144 00:06:35,462 --> 00:06:36,896 Oh, sorry, Schwartz. 145 00:06:39,632 --> 00:06:42,067 Mom, do you know where my backpack is? 146 00:06:42,068 --> 00:06:42,936 No. 147 00:06:42,969 --> 00:06:44,704 You think back to where you last saw it. 148 00:06:46,272 --> 00:06:48,408 Found it. Did you make your bed? 149 00:06:48,441 --> 00:06:49,743 I'll do it before we leave. 150 00:06:49,776 --> 00:06:51,411 Hey, Mom, I want to ride Schwartz! 151 00:06:51,444 --> 00:06:52,746 A little later. 152 00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:53,913 You said I could ride him. 153 00:06:53,947 --> 00:06:55,615 Yeah. It's a her. 154 00:06:55,648 --> 00:06:56,916 How do you know? 155 00:06:56,950 --> 00:06:59,319 After school you can. 156 00:06:59,352 --> 00:07:00,854 Promise? Uh-huh. 157 00:07:00,887 --> 00:07:02,355 Scout's honor. 158 00:07:02,389 --> 00:07:04,324 Get the oil changed in the car today. 159 00:07:04,357 --> 00:07:05,158 Yeah. 160 00:07:05,191 --> 00:07:06,793 I'll drop it off on my way. 161 00:07:07,761 --> 00:07:09,729 Okay, troops. 162 00:07:09,763 --> 00:07:10,864 We have five minutes. 163 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:14,834 Ooh! 164 00:07:14,868 --> 00:07:16,036 Strong, darlin'. 165 00:07:17,237 --> 00:07:21,307 Fertilizer should be in in a couple of weeks. 166 00:07:21,341 --> 00:07:23,810 You can tell Nancy that roto club's put back. 167 00:07:23,843 --> 00:07:24,843 Oh wait, two. 168 00:07:27,347 --> 00:07:28,615 Hey, Jim. 169 00:07:28,648 --> 00:07:29,516 Hey, Lori. 170 00:07:29,549 --> 00:07:31,084 You look like you're off somewhere. 171 00:07:31,117 --> 00:07:33,720 Yeah, I'm flying K.C., Denver, San Francisco this month. 172 00:07:33,753 --> 00:07:35,422 And I'm plantin' my crops whenever I have 173 00:07:35,455 --> 00:07:36,723 a few minutes on the ground. 174 00:07:36,756 --> 00:07:37,590 Ooh. 175 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:39,693 So are you still seein' patients, too? 176 00:07:39,726 --> 00:07:40,527 Not for years. 177 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:41,594 That was another life. 178 00:07:41,628 --> 00:07:42,838 I wouldn't know a stethoscope if it 179 00:07:42,862 --> 00:07:44,230 jumped up and strangled me. 180 00:07:45,265 --> 00:07:48,201 Oh, I hear you have a new mouth to feed over at your place. 181 00:07:49,836 --> 00:07:50,837 Wally Turgen's hunter. 182 00:07:50,870 --> 00:07:53,072 Old Mill Hardware. Where'd you hear that? 183 00:07:53,073 --> 00:07:54,607 Paperboy this morning. 184 00:07:54,641 --> 00:07:55,475 Oh. 185 00:07:55,508 --> 00:07:57,644 Grapevine must be slippin'. 186 00:07:57,677 --> 00:08:00,413 We had her at least seven hours by then. 187 00:08:01,781 --> 00:08:03,917 Lori, that was Robbie's school. 188 00:08:04,017 --> 00:08:05,418 He took a tumble. 189 00:08:05,452 --> 00:08:07,787 He's okay, but they want you to check it out. 190 00:08:08,922 --> 00:08:09,756 Okay. 191 00:08:09,789 --> 00:08:10,590 Oh! 192 00:08:10,623 --> 00:08:11,791 My car's in the shop. 193 00:08:11,825 --> 00:08:13,326 You need a ride over there? 194 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,428 Is that all right? 195 00:08:15,462 --> 00:08:16,696 Thanks. 196 00:08:16,730 --> 00:08:17,730 That's great. 197 00:08:21,301 --> 00:08:22,745 Well, I wouldn't have bothered you except for 198 00:08:22,769 --> 00:08:23,870 the way he fell. 199 00:08:23,903 --> 00:08:25,572 He was taking his snack plate to the trash 200 00:08:25,605 --> 00:08:28,040 and it seemed like he just kind of collapsed. 201 00:08:28,041 --> 00:08:29,075 Uh-huh. 202 00:08:29,109 --> 00:08:31,087 But he got right up, and he's been fine ever since. 203 00:08:31,111 --> 00:08:33,680 Hey, how come you fell down, kiddo? 204 00:08:33,713 --> 00:08:35,281 I didn't fall down. 205 00:08:35,315 --> 00:08:37,183 Well, I'll give his pediatrician a call. 206 00:08:37,217 --> 00:08:39,452 I made a picture of the emperor. 207 00:08:39,486 --> 00:08:41,554 See? The emperor? 208 00:08:41,588 --> 00:08:44,424 Oh, that's goo-No, like this. 209 00:08:44,457 --> 00:08:45,759 Oh, that. 210 00:08:45,792 --> 00:08:46,926 Yeah. 211 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:48,728 Well, I like it better the other way. 212 00:08:51,464 --> 00:08:52,532 He's okay, I think. 213 00:08:52,565 --> 00:08:55,101 Hey, Dr. Peterson, do you want to see my picture? 214 00:09:02,075 --> 00:09:04,277 (horse whinnying) 215 00:09:04,310 --> 00:09:05,111 Hey, Mom! 216 00:09:05,145 --> 00:09:06,379 I wanna ride Schwartz! 217 00:09:06,413 --> 00:09:08,248 She's not ready yet. 218 00:09:08,281 --> 00:09:09,616 I'm ready now! 219 00:09:10,617 --> 00:09:13,119 When we're done lunging her you can. 220 00:09:13,153 --> 00:09:14,020 You promised. 221 00:09:14,021 --> 00:09:15,155 Scout's honor! 222 00:09:15,188 --> 00:09:16,289 Oh, oh! 223 00:09:16,322 --> 00:09:17,123 Wait. 224 00:09:17,157 --> 00:09:18,058 No, wait. 225 00:09:18,091 --> 00:09:19,793 We gotta get the beans out of Schwartz 226 00:09:19,826 --> 00:09:21,127 before we put you on her. 227 00:09:21,161 --> 00:09:24,297 Don't want to have two matching shiners, do we? 228 00:09:24,330 --> 00:09:29,135 Hey Mark, I got a world-class assistant truck washer here. 229 00:09:29,169 --> 00:09:31,304 Happens to have an opening in his schedule. 230 00:09:34,441 --> 00:09:35,942 All right, squirt. 231 00:09:36,042 --> 00:09:37,444 Hey, stop calling me squirt! 232 00:09:37,477 --> 00:09:38,678 Mark. 233 00:09:39,846 --> 00:09:40,814 Fine. 234 00:09:40,847 --> 00:09:43,550 When I finish washing a spot, you rinse it off. 235 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:46,152 Oh, but whatever you do, don't do this. 236 00:09:46,186 --> 00:09:47,120 Hey, quit it! 237 00:09:47,153 --> 00:09:48,822 Mom, Mark squirted me! 238 00:09:48,855 --> 00:09:50,557 Mark, be nice to your brother. 239 00:09:52,292 --> 00:09:53,326 Sorry. 240 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:54,361 Here you go, squirt. 241 00:09:55,195 --> 00:09:57,197 You told me to squirt! 242 00:09:58,865 --> 00:10:00,467 Oh, I'm drenched. 243 00:10:02,569 --> 00:10:03,980 You know I'm just gonna have to get you back 244 00:10:04,004 --> 00:10:05,572 double for what you did to me. 245 00:10:05,605 --> 00:10:06,605 I'm comin'. 246 00:10:08,908 --> 00:10:09,943 Robbie. 247 00:10:09,976 --> 00:10:11,611 Robbie, quit screwing around. 248 00:10:13,046 --> 00:10:13,913 That's it. 249 00:10:13,947 --> 00:10:14,981 Robbie? 250 00:10:15,015 --> 00:10:16,950 (Robbie shouting) 251 00:10:16,983 --> 00:10:17,851 Mom! 252 00:10:17,884 --> 00:10:19,152 Mom, Mom, come quick! 253 00:10:19,185 --> 00:10:20,987 Something's wrong with Robbie! 254 00:10:21,021 --> 00:10:21,821 Hurry, Mom! 255 00:10:21,855 --> 00:10:22,889 Hurry! 256 00:10:22,922 --> 00:10:23,922 Mom! 257 00:10:27,961 --> 00:10:29,696 Oh, Robbie, Robbie. 258 00:10:32,032 --> 00:10:33,032 It's okay. 259 00:10:34,367 --> 00:10:37,336 It's okay. 260 00:10:38,772 --> 00:10:39,772 It's okay. 261 00:10:41,708 --> 00:10:44,277 (siren wailing) 262 00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:47,280 (suspenseful music) 263 00:10:51,718 --> 00:10:56,489 (woman talking indistinctly on intercom) 264 00:10:59,592 --> 00:11:01,761 Lori, Dave, this is Dr. Neaves, 265 00:11:01,795 --> 00:11:03,830 the ped's neurological consultant here. 266 00:11:03,863 --> 00:11:04,664 Hi. 267 00:11:04,698 --> 00:11:05,965 He knows a lot about epilepsy. 268 00:11:07,767 --> 00:11:08,767 Epilepsy? 269 00:11:09,569 --> 00:11:10,370 Yes. 270 00:11:10,403 --> 00:11:11,905 One seizure is just a seizure, 271 00:11:11,938 --> 00:11:14,341 but two by definition is epilepsy. 272 00:11:14,374 --> 00:11:15,809 He's only had one. 273 00:11:15,842 --> 00:11:17,153 The fall you called me about this morning 274 00:11:17,177 --> 00:11:19,446 was probably another kind of seizure. 275 00:11:19,479 --> 00:11:21,548 So we're going to admit him and watch him 276 00:11:21,581 --> 00:11:23,483 for a couple of days. 277 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:26,152 But this is a kid who hardly catches a cold. 278 00:11:26,186 --> 00:11:27,320 How could he have epilepsy? 279 00:11:27,354 --> 00:11:28,798 Well, there's a lot of different triggers 280 00:11:28,822 --> 00:11:29,989 for seizure disorders. 281 00:11:30,090 --> 00:11:32,201 We're gonna run some tests and see what we can find out. 282 00:11:32,225 --> 00:11:34,694 (tense music) 283 00:11:34,728 --> 00:11:36,963 The best way to understand what a seizure is 284 00:11:36,996 --> 00:11:39,532 is to think of it as a short-circuit in the brain. 285 00:11:40,467 --> 00:11:42,669 Something interferes with the normal electrical flow 286 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:44,871 and everything goes temporarily haywire. 287 00:11:44,904 --> 00:11:46,105 Oh, oh, oh. 288 00:11:46,106 --> 00:11:47,674 It's okay, it's okay. 289 00:11:47,707 --> 00:11:49,442 Look at you so brave. 290 00:11:52,946 --> 00:11:55,248 Principal reason for a CATscan is to see 291 00:11:55,281 --> 00:11:56,850 whether the seizure had a cause 292 00:11:56,883 --> 00:11:58,451 that can be treated surgically. 293 00:12:02,322 --> 00:12:04,557 Low-dose X-rays are interpreted by a computer 294 00:12:04,591 --> 00:12:06,359 which generates a picture, just as if 295 00:12:06,393 --> 00:12:07,961 we'd cut a slice of the brain. 296 00:12:15,869 --> 00:12:18,471 The EEG is used for comparison if seizures 297 00:12:18,505 --> 00:12:21,073 continue to get worse or change in character. 298 00:12:21,074 --> 00:12:22,442 They can be helpful in diagnosing 299 00:12:22,475 --> 00:12:24,411 some special forms of epilepsy. 300 00:12:24,444 --> 00:12:26,479 We do these tests to rule out the possibilty 301 00:12:26,513 --> 00:12:28,214 of a tumor or lesion in the brain. 302 00:12:31,951 --> 00:12:34,721 A spinal tap is done to rule out bacterial meningitis. 303 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:36,289 Hold him just like that. 304 00:12:36,322 --> 00:12:38,124 Usually we don't find anything. 305 00:12:38,158 --> 00:12:40,727 (Robby crying) 306 00:12:48,001 --> 00:12:50,670 We don't necessarily need to find a cause. 307 00:12:50,704 --> 00:12:52,172 Most of the time we don't. 308 00:12:52,205 --> 00:12:55,108 But we do have effective drugs. 309 00:12:55,141 --> 00:12:57,610 As a matter of fact, 70% of kids with epilepsy 310 00:12:57,644 --> 00:12:59,546 have their seizures reasonably controlled 311 00:12:59,579 --> 00:13:00,847 with the first medicine. 312 00:13:01,681 --> 00:13:03,583 We'll start Robbie with phenobarbital. 313 00:13:03,616 --> 00:13:07,052 It's been around the longest, so we know the most about it. 314 00:13:07,053 --> 00:13:09,789 Although it can cause behavioral problems 315 00:13:09,823 --> 00:13:11,958 and is associated with withdrawal symptoms 316 00:13:12,058 --> 00:13:16,963 and lowered I.Q., most kids on phenobarbital do just fine. 317 00:13:17,063 --> 00:13:19,399 It's boring! "And when the emperor..." 318 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:22,067 Oh, Robbie, come on. I don't wanna read! 319 00:13:22,068 --> 00:13:23,870 It's boring, I hate it! I know. 320 00:13:23,903 --> 00:13:24,704 All right. 321 00:13:24,738 --> 00:13:25,939 I hate it! 322 00:13:25,972 --> 00:13:27,107 I wanna ride my bike! 323 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:28,708 You can't ride your bike, honey. 324 00:13:28,742 --> 00:13:30,075 I told you that. 325 00:13:30,076 --> 00:13:32,679 Because we don't want you to fall down and hit your head. 326 00:13:32,712 --> 00:13:33,980 I wanna go ride Schwartz! 327 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:35,358 You can't ride Schwartz. (knocking on door) 328 00:13:35,382 --> 00:13:36,583 I told you, sweetie. 329 00:13:36,616 --> 00:13:37,951 I wanna go pet him! Anybody home! 330 00:13:37,984 --> 00:13:39,652 Let's go see who this is. 331 00:13:39,686 --> 00:13:40,487 Come on. 332 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,589 Maybe it's the emperor. 333 00:13:42,622 --> 00:13:44,858 It's just Marjean. 334 00:13:44,891 --> 00:13:47,293 Well, nice to see you too, Robbie. 335 00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:49,929 Hey, all right, you can go play upstairs 336 00:13:49,963 --> 00:13:53,133 in your room quietly, but no jumping. 337 00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:54,200 You hear me? 338 00:13:57,404 --> 00:13:59,506 I ran into Jim Peterson today. 339 00:13:59,539 --> 00:14:01,040 He wanted to know if Robbie was okay 340 00:14:01,041 --> 00:14:02,342 after the fall he took at school. 341 00:14:02,375 --> 00:14:04,286 I told him I wouldn't know since I hadn't seen you 342 00:14:04,310 --> 00:14:05,211 in a dog's age. 343 00:14:05,245 --> 00:14:06,946 Where have you been? 344 00:14:07,047 --> 00:14:08,882 Home, with Robbie. 345 00:14:10,617 --> 00:14:12,085 What's the matter with him? 346 00:14:13,053 --> 00:14:15,889 Well, they're not sure. 347 00:14:15,922 --> 00:14:17,190 Probably just a virus. 348 00:14:19,125 --> 00:14:22,061 He's on medication, but he's having a reaction to it. 349 00:14:22,062 --> 00:14:23,163 Coffee? Sure. 350 00:14:24,931 --> 00:14:26,066 What kind of reaction? 351 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:28,668 Well... 352 00:14:28,702 --> 00:14:32,238 He won't eat, can't sleep, and he thinks 353 00:14:32,272 --> 00:14:35,175 that he can leap tall furniture in a single bound. 354 00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:37,410 What kind of medicine is he on? 355 00:14:37,444 --> 00:14:38,444 What! 356 00:14:41,081 --> 00:14:44,751 Our insurance company's computer is unable to handle 357 00:14:44,784 --> 00:14:47,787 the fact that Dave has transferred union locals. 358 00:14:47,821 --> 00:14:51,958 So I submit a bill, they send it back to me. 359 00:14:51,991 --> 00:14:54,627 I resubmit it, they send it back to me. 360 00:14:54,661 --> 00:14:55,895 I mean, it's... 361 00:14:56,830 --> 00:14:58,598 Want me to go check on him? 362 00:14:58,631 --> 00:14:59,799 No, it's all right. 363 00:14:59,833 --> 00:15:01,468 I'll go up myself in a second. 364 00:15:06,106 --> 00:15:07,040 What's new? 365 00:15:07,041 --> 00:15:08,341 (objects crashing) 366 00:15:08,375 --> 00:15:09,375 Robbie! 367 00:15:12,746 --> 00:15:14,581 Check his room. Okay. 368 00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:17,417 Robbie! 369 00:15:17,450 --> 00:15:18,418 He's not in here. 370 00:15:18,451 --> 00:15:19,451 Hey! 371 00:15:20,387 --> 00:15:21,821 Come back here! 372 00:15:21,855 --> 00:15:22,855 Come here, sweetie. 373 00:15:24,057 --> 00:15:25,057 Rob! 374 00:15:25,892 --> 00:15:27,260 Honey! 375 00:15:27,293 --> 00:15:28,595 Slow down, no! 376 00:15:28,628 --> 00:15:29,562 Superman! 377 00:15:29,596 --> 00:15:31,364 No, come back here! 378 00:15:32,866 --> 00:15:34,200 (Lori gasps) 379 00:15:34,234 --> 00:15:36,403 (Robbie crying) 380 00:15:36,436 --> 00:15:37,337 Ow! 381 00:15:37,370 --> 00:15:38,672 It hurts! 382 00:15:38,705 --> 00:15:41,441 (Robbie wailing) 383 00:15:43,276 --> 00:15:44,544 It's all right. 384 00:15:44,577 --> 00:15:45,712 It's okay, stay here. 385 00:15:45,745 --> 00:15:46,980 Ow, it hurts! 386 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:48,748 I know, I know, I know, I know. 387 00:15:48,782 --> 00:15:51,518 (Robbie wailing) 388 00:15:56,389 --> 00:15:58,291 I want Mama! 389 00:15:59,192 --> 00:16:01,461 Hello, this is Lori Reimuller, 390 00:16:01,494 --> 00:16:05,365 and I need to talk to Dr. Miller about Robbie's medication. 391 00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:08,033 Now. 392 00:16:09,269 --> 00:16:11,137 (insects chirping) 393 00:16:11,171 --> 00:16:13,106 A-B-C-D E-F-G, 394 00:16:13,139 --> 00:16:15,308 H, I, J, K, L-M-N-O-P. 395 00:16:15,342 --> 00:16:18,878 Hey, when's this new stuff, what's it called? 396 00:16:18,912 --> 00:16:20,580 Dilantin. 397 00:16:20,613 --> 00:16:23,583 When's this Dilantin supposed to kick in? 398 00:16:23,616 --> 00:16:25,051 Oh, about a week. 399 00:16:26,052 --> 00:16:28,054 They're tapering off the phenobarb 400 00:16:28,088 --> 00:16:29,723 and they're getting the Dilantin up 401 00:16:29,756 --> 00:16:31,291 to a level where it'll work. 402 00:16:33,193 --> 00:16:35,433 What'd he do, break every bottle of perfume in the house? 403 00:16:35,462 --> 00:16:37,664 This place smells like a brothel. 404 00:16:37,697 --> 00:16:38,898 Hmm. 405 00:16:38,932 --> 00:16:41,768 Not that you'd know what a brothel smelled like. 406 00:16:42,836 --> 00:16:43,970 W, X, Y, Z. 407 00:16:44,070 --> 00:16:45,939 Now I know my ABC's. 408 00:16:45,972 --> 00:16:48,241 Has it been that long? 409 00:16:48,274 --> 00:16:50,810 C-D E-F-G, H, I, J, K, L-M-N-O-P, 410 00:16:50,844 --> 00:16:53,246 Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z. 411 00:16:53,279 --> 00:16:54,814 It'll never be that long. 412 00:16:57,484 --> 00:17:00,320 On the other hand, it has been a while. 413 00:17:01,321 --> 00:17:02,321 Mm. 414 00:17:05,692 --> 00:17:06,692 Listen. 415 00:17:09,062 --> 00:17:10,063 He's okay. 416 00:17:11,931 --> 00:17:14,801 Don't let your imagination run away with you. 417 00:17:15,869 --> 00:17:17,137 You'll drive yourself crazy. 418 00:17:17,170 --> 00:17:18,170 Yeah. 419 00:17:21,675 --> 00:17:22,675 Come on. 420 00:17:27,147 --> 00:17:29,716 (gentle music) 421 00:17:34,754 --> 00:17:36,523 Hey, Peanut. 422 00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:41,394 Be careful, you'll wake him. 423 00:17:41,428 --> 00:17:43,430 I'm just gonna... 424 00:17:43,463 --> 00:17:46,099 I'm just gonna cover him up. 425 00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:47,300 Make him cozy. 426 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,737 What do you mean bringing home a report card like this? 427 00:18:23,770 --> 00:18:25,748 No kid of mine's gonna do better than I did in school. 428 00:18:25,772 --> 00:18:28,308 Don't have to make A's to do that. 429 00:18:28,341 --> 00:18:29,341 Well... 430 00:18:31,044 --> 00:18:32,779 You have me to make you look good. 431 00:18:39,886 --> 00:18:40,920 I hate grammar! 432 00:18:40,954 --> 00:18:41,788 It's boring! 433 00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:43,823 Well, no argument there. 434 00:18:45,692 --> 00:18:47,560 What would make it less boring? 435 00:18:47,594 --> 00:18:49,295 If Miss Kirchwall taught naked. 436 00:18:51,064 --> 00:18:52,198 Gross! 437 00:18:56,670 --> 00:18:58,438 For a year I've been putting money away 438 00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:00,607 to buy your mom a good horse. 439 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,609 Now we've got Schwartz. 440 00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:03,677 I want to ride him. 441 00:19:07,213 --> 00:19:08,915 How boring would it be if I added 442 00:19:09,015 --> 00:19:11,384 that money to the trip jar and booked us 443 00:19:11,418 --> 00:19:13,153 to Hawaii next month? 444 00:19:14,220 --> 00:19:16,890 And there was even enough money left over for... 445 00:19:18,391 --> 00:19:20,927 Scuba diving lessons when we got there? 446 00:19:23,763 --> 00:19:28,368 Bring your grades up to a mere B, and it's a deal. 447 00:19:28,401 --> 00:19:29,569 I'll help you. 448 00:19:29,602 --> 00:19:30,403 Whoa. 449 00:19:30,437 --> 00:19:31,571 Grammar rules! 450 00:19:36,242 --> 00:19:37,242 Incentive. 451 00:19:38,445 --> 00:19:39,445 Bribery. 452 00:19:43,783 --> 00:19:44,951 (knocking on door) 453 00:19:45,051 --> 00:19:46,051 Oh. 454 00:19:46,052 --> 00:19:47,052 We're closed! 455 00:19:48,321 --> 00:19:50,590 (knocking on door) 456 00:19:50,623 --> 00:19:51,725 Sorry, we're... 457 00:19:56,830 --> 00:19:57,697 Sorry, we're closed. 458 00:19:57,731 --> 00:19:58,898 Lori? 459 00:19:58,932 --> 00:20:00,433 Yeah. Bob Purdue. 460 00:20:00,467 --> 00:20:01,267 High school. 461 00:20:01,301 --> 00:20:03,536 I was a couple years ahead of you. 462 00:20:03,570 --> 00:20:05,205 Oh, yeah. 463 00:20:05,238 --> 00:20:07,374 Can I talk to you for a minute? 464 00:20:07,407 --> 00:20:08,407 Sure. 465 00:20:11,111 --> 00:20:12,712 So how you been? Good. 466 00:20:12,746 --> 00:20:14,014 How's your boy, Robbie? 467 00:20:15,782 --> 00:20:16,750 How do you know Robbie? 468 00:20:16,783 --> 00:20:18,385 I was in here a couple of months ago. 469 00:20:18,418 --> 00:20:19,919 He was being your little helper. 470 00:20:19,953 --> 00:20:22,055 He took me right over to the garden tools. 471 00:20:23,056 --> 00:20:24,500 I'm sorry I didn't recognize you then. 472 00:20:24,524 --> 00:20:25,325 Oh, that's all right. 473 00:20:25,358 --> 00:20:26,358 You were busy. 474 00:20:27,427 --> 00:20:29,529 Such an ugly disease for such a sweet little guy 475 00:20:29,562 --> 00:20:30,864 to have, isn't it? 476 00:20:30,897 --> 00:20:31,897 Epilepsy. 477 00:20:35,168 --> 00:20:37,637 Who told you Robbie had epilepsy? 478 00:20:37,671 --> 00:20:39,906 I saw his prescription at the pharmacy. 479 00:20:39,939 --> 00:20:41,207 I've taken the same drugs. 480 00:20:41,241 --> 00:20:43,176 I've had epilepsy since I was four. 481 00:20:45,445 --> 00:20:46,445 So you hide it? 482 00:20:47,714 --> 00:20:48,782 No. 483 00:20:48,815 --> 00:20:51,551 Actually, they're not even sure Robbie has epilepsy. 484 00:20:52,752 --> 00:20:55,021 He's only had a few episodes. 485 00:20:55,055 --> 00:20:58,158 Doctors are talking about taking him off medication. 486 00:20:58,191 --> 00:21:00,093 You sound a little like my parents. 487 00:21:00,126 --> 00:21:02,062 They still won't say the word epilepsy. 488 00:21:03,163 --> 00:21:06,666 They call it "Bob's spells" or "Bob's condition." 489 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,369 I don't remember 'em using the word episodes, 490 00:21:09,402 --> 00:21:11,504 but I'm sure they threw that one in there too. 491 00:21:11,538 --> 00:21:13,540 What did you want to talk to me about? 492 00:21:13,573 --> 00:21:16,276 Lori, I know this seems like none of my business, 493 00:21:16,309 --> 00:21:18,244 but Robbie's gonna need a strong ally. 494 00:21:19,312 --> 00:21:20,914 Robbie's got plenty of allies. 495 00:21:20,947 --> 00:21:23,416 He's got his family and he's got some really good doctors. 496 00:21:23,450 --> 00:21:27,320 But no doctor knows what makes a seizure start or stop. 497 00:21:27,354 --> 00:21:29,122 No doctor knows why the drugs work 498 00:21:29,155 --> 00:21:31,491 on some people and not on others. 499 00:21:31,524 --> 00:21:34,327 So your child becomes something of a laboratory. 500 00:21:34,361 --> 00:21:36,096 They type-treat the drugs. 501 00:21:37,197 --> 00:21:39,099 That means they start with a low dosage 502 00:21:39,132 --> 00:21:40,343 then they crank it up until either 503 00:21:40,367 --> 00:21:42,635 the seizures go away or your boy becomes toxic. 504 00:21:42,669 --> 00:21:43,679 I think you better go now. 505 00:21:43,703 --> 00:21:45,505 Lori, if you place Robbie's health 506 00:21:45,538 --> 00:21:47,416 entirely in their hands, you could be making a terrible- 507 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,242 Robbie is gonna be just fine. 508 00:21:49,275 --> 00:21:52,112 Mom, if you're there, pick up, please! 509 00:21:52,145 --> 00:21:53,480 Mom! 510 00:21:53,513 --> 00:21:54,381 Lynn? 511 00:21:54,414 --> 00:21:57,116 Mom, Robbie's had a horrible seizure! 512 00:21:57,117 --> 00:21:58,117 What? 513 00:21:58,885 --> 00:22:00,854 He stopped breathing. 514 00:22:00,887 --> 00:22:02,222 They took him to the hospital. 515 00:22:02,255 --> 00:22:03,056 Dad went with them. 516 00:22:03,089 --> 00:22:04,557 Well, take Mark and go to Marjean. 517 00:22:04,591 --> 00:22:08,361 Mom, is he gonna die? 518 00:22:08,395 --> 00:22:10,430 No, he's not going to die. 519 00:22:10,463 --> 00:22:13,466 (suspenseful music) 520 00:22:18,071 --> 00:22:19,071 Get out! 521 00:22:33,386 --> 00:22:35,288 You're positive that your company's kept up 522 00:22:35,321 --> 00:22:37,757 on the contributions to your health plan? 523 00:22:37,791 --> 00:22:38,758 It's a major contractor. 524 00:22:38,792 --> 00:22:40,660 It's not some fly -By-night operation. 525 00:22:42,328 --> 00:22:46,599 (woman talking indistinctly on intercom) 526 00:22:46,633 --> 00:22:47,434 Hi. 527 00:22:47,467 --> 00:22:48,268 I'm Dr. Brown. 528 00:22:48,301 --> 00:22:49,102 Hi. 529 00:22:49,135 --> 00:22:52,104 How do you do? How are you doing? 530 00:22:52,105 --> 00:22:55,241 Ooh, doesn't look like we're havin' fun yet. 531 00:22:56,409 --> 00:22:58,611 Let's see if we can't do somethin' about that. 532 00:22:58,645 --> 00:23:00,523 All right, I want you to follow my finger, okay? 533 00:23:00,547 --> 00:23:01,715 With your eyes. 534 00:23:03,116 --> 00:23:06,386 So, Robbie was admitted with idiopathic epilepsy? 535 00:23:07,687 --> 00:23:09,322 Idiopathic? 536 00:23:09,356 --> 00:23:11,558 Of uncertain origin. 537 00:23:11,591 --> 00:23:13,526 Oh, well he had a grand mal seizure 538 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:15,695 with respiratory arrest. 539 00:23:15,729 --> 00:23:18,565 And since then he's had three more grand mals, 540 00:23:18,598 --> 00:23:21,534 plus some other kinds too. 541 00:23:21,568 --> 00:23:23,069 Hmm. 542 00:23:23,103 --> 00:23:24,404 Hey, the good news? 543 00:23:24,437 --> 00:23:25,405 You'll never have to worry about 544 00:23:25,438 --> 00:23:26,639 Robbie being in the military. 545 00:23:26,673 --> 00:23:27,741 They won't take him. 546 00:23:30,710 --> 00:23:32,812 He was transferred here to see a specialist. 547 00:23:32,846 --> 00:23:33,847 Dr. Stanfield. 548 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:34,880 He's the best. 549 00:23:36,516 --> 00:23:37,851 Okay. 550 00:23:37,884 --> 00:23:39,084 All right. 551 00:23:39,085 --> 00:23:40,153 All right, sweetie. 552 00:23:40,186 --> 00:23:42,489 Did we talk to you about compassionate use programs? 553 00:23:43,923 --> 00:23:45,725 Compassionate use? 554 00:23:45,759 --> 00:23:47,827 During the testing period for a new drug, 555 00:23:47,861 --> 00:23:49,496 if it shows promise, the government will 556 00:23:49,529 --> 00:23:51,131 approve its use for select people 557 00:23:51,164 --> 00:23:53,266 who aren't part of the official study. 558 00:23:53,299 --> 00:23:55,869 That's something Dr. Stanfield may recommend you look into. 559 00:23:55,902 --> 00:23:56,902 Mm-hmm. 560 00:23:59,839 --> 00:24:01,608 See, times have changed in medicine. 561 00:24:01,641 --> 00:24:03,176 It's not just up to the doctor. 562 00:24:03,209 --> 00:24:05,478 We look to the parents to help chart the course. 563 00:24:05,512 --> 00:24:07,414 It's called joint decision-making. 564 00:24:07,447 --> 00:24:08,715 Great. 565 00:24:08,748 --> 00:24:11,117 So do we have to wait for Dr. Stanfield? 566 00:24:11,151 --> 00:24:12,652 Only until tomorrow morning. 567 00:24:15,455 --> 00:24:16,455 Okay. 568 00:24:17,157 --> 00:24:18,725 Thanks. 569 00:24:18,758 --> 00:24:21,428 (phone ringing) 570 00:24:22,662 --> 00:24:24,597 Transportation Health Plan. 571 00:24:24,631 --> 00:24:26,399 It's Gene, KC Trucking. 572 00:24:26,433 --> 00:24:28,301 Local 59. 573 00:24:28,335 --> 00:24:30,337 I got a driver here who's gettin' the runaround 574 00:24:30,370 --> 00:24:32,572 on his kid's hospital bills. 575 00:24:32,605 --> 00:24:35,141 Give me somebody who can straighten it out, will ya? 576 00:24:35,175 --> 00:24:37,077 I'll transfer you. Yeah, thanks. 577 00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:42,949 Hi, Marjean! Hey, look at you! 578 00:24:42,982 --> 00:24:44,150 Hi. 579 00:24:44,184 --> 00:24:46,586 Out of I.C.U. already? Yeah. 580 00:24:46,619 --> 00:24:48,088 They work fast in this place. 581 00:24:48,121 --> 00:24:50,290 Yeah, well, all except Dr. Stanfield. 582 00:24:50,323 --> 00:24:51,491 He's a no-show. 583 00:24:51,524 --> 00:24:52,359 Mm. 584 00:24:52,392 --> 00:24:53,493 Have you seen Dave? 585 00:24:53,526 --> 00:24:54,327 Not today. 586 00:24:54,361 --> 00:24:55,328 Isn't he working? 587 00:24:55,362 --> 00:24:57,230 I thought he was gonna take off to come here. 588 00:24:57,263 --> 00:24:58,198 How are the kids? 589 00:24:58,231 --> 00:25:00,200 Oh, Mark's team won three-zip this morning. 590 00:25:00,233 --> 00:25:02,268 He scored the second goal. 591 00:25:02,302 --> 00:25:04,046 And Lynn's at your place working with Schwartz. 592 00:25:04,070 --> 00:25:06,139 They sent Robbie a little something. 593 00:25:07,107 --> 00:25:08,341 Ooh, what do you say? 594 00:25:08,375 --> 00:25:10,410 Wanna see what my bed can do? 595 00:25:10,443 --> 00:25:12,078 What do you think I'm here for? 596 00:25:17,851 --> 00:25:21,454 (Robbie murmuring) 597 00:25:21,488 --> 00:25:22,722 Hey. 598 00:25:22,756 --> 00:25:24,190 You okay? 599 00:25:24,224 --> 00:25:26,059 I had another one, Mom. 600 00:25:26,092 --> 00:25:26,893 Yeah, he's okay. 601 00:25:26,926 --> 00:25:28,828 I know you did, sweetheart. 602 00:25:28,862 --> 00:25:31,297 Come on. 603 00:25:31,331 --> 00:25:33,065 We'll take you in. 604 00:25:33,066 --> 00:25:34,066 Hmm? 605 00:25:35,769 --> 00:25:36,769 Mm! 606 00:25:38,071 --> 00:25:39,739 Oh, boy! 607 00:25:39,773 --> 00:25:41,374 Let's get this off you now, huh? 608 00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:44,477 Yeah. 609 00:25:44,511 --> 00:25:45,845 There you go. 610 00:25:45,879 --> 00:25:47,347 How are you gettin' through this? 611 00:25:48,815 --> 00:25:49,815 I'm... 612 00:25:50,550 --> 00:25:52,118 Gettin' through it. 613 00:25:54,187 --> 00:25:55,187 Oh! 614 00:25:57,824 --> 00:26:00,326 (Marjean chuckling) 615 00:26:00,360 --> 00:26:02,495 Ooh! 616 00:26:02,529 --> 00:26:03,529 Cool! 617 00:26:05,165 --> 00:26:06,232 Oh, here's stuff. 618 00:26:06,266 --> 00:26:09,135 A change of clothes, some potato salad from lunch. 619 00:26:09,169 --> 00:26:10,503 Oh. 620 00:26:10,537 --> 00:26:11,638 I'm 20 minutes late. 621 00:26:11,671 --> 00:26:13,173 How am I gonna repay you? 622 00:26:14,140 --> 00:26:15,608 You're not. 623 00:26:15,642 --> 00:26:17,043 Mm. 624 00:26:17,077 --> 00:26:18,845 You're in my debt for life. 625 00:26:19,946 --> 00:26:21,581 I think so. 626 00:26:21,614 --> 00:26:22,949 Bye, Marjean. 627 00:26:23,049 --> 00:26:24,117 Bye-bye. Bye. 628 00:26:24,150 --> 00:26:25,952 Let's see what she's got here. 629 00:26:42,469 --> 00:26:44,804 So, you're leaving us tomorrow, huh? 630 00:26:46,272 --> 00:26:47,272 No. 631 00:26:48,241 --> 00:26:50,243 Well, that's what it says here. 632 00:26:50,276 --> 00:26:52,545 No, he was transferred here to be evaluated 633 00:26:52,579 --> 00:26:53,513 by Dr. Stanfield. 634 00:26:53,546 --> 00:26:55,482 He hasn't even seen him yet. 635 00:26:55,515 --> 00:26:56,783 I'll make a note of it. 636 00:27:01,287 --> 00:27:03,123 Hi, Dad. Hi, guy. 637 00:27:05,191 --> 00:27:07,026 Hey. 638 00:27:07,027 --> 00:27:08,294 Where've you been? 639 00:27:11,598 --> 00:27:12,899 We have no insurance. 640 00:27:13,767 --> 00:27:15,068 What? 641 00:27:15,101 --> 00:27:18,038 Yeah, when I changed locals, there was a six-month 642 00:27:18,071 --> 00:27:19,305 no benefits period. 643 00:27:19,339 --> 00:27:20,573 It's not up for a month. 644 00:27:21,708 --> 00:27:22,885 And after that they won't cover him 645 00:27:22,909 --> 00:27:25,111 because he'll have a pre-existing condition. 646 00:27:25,145 --> 00:27:25,945 No. 647 00:27:26,046 --> 00:27:27,189 Nobody, nobody ever said anything 648 00:27:27,213 --> 00:27:29,049 about a no benefits period. 649 00:27:34,054 --> 00:27:35,622 Supposedly, we were notified. 650 00:27:35,655 --> 00:27:39,259 I read the fine print, Dave, and I do keep records. 651 00:27:39,292 --> 00:27:40,894 We were not notified. 652 00:27:40,927 --> 00:27:42,896 That's their policy. 653 00:27:42,929 --> 00:27:44,364 That's why. 654 00:27:44,397 --> 00:27:46,866 That's why Robbie's transferred out of I.C.U.! 655 00:27:48,068 --> 00:27:50,112 I'll bet you that's why Stanfield never showed up, too. 656 00:27:50,136 --> 00:27:51,213 And I'll bet you that's why they're gonna 657 00:27:51,237 --> 00:27:52,238 kick us outta here. 658 00:27:53,540 --> 00:27:54,540 Oh. 659 00:27:55,608 --> 00:27:56,943 So what are we supposed to do now? 660 00:27:56,976 --> 00:27:58,654 Well, what people that don't have insurance do. 661 00:27:58,678 --> 00:28:00,313 We take him to County Hospital. 662 00:28:00,347 --> 00:28:02,615 And you're just gonna accept that? 663 00:28:02,649 --> 00:28:04,084 Do you have a better idea? 664 00:28:04,117 --> 00:28:05,117 Yeah, I do! 665 00:28:08,621 --> 00:28:09,656 Wanna see my truck? 666 00:28:12,325 --> 00:28:13,493 Kansas City. 667 00:28:13,526 --> 00:28:15,795 That's not your truck, Dad. Transportation Health Plan. 668 00:28:16,763 --> 00:28:18,198 Hey! 669 00:28:18,231 --> 00:28:20,367 That's a flammables carrier, Dave! 670 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,836 Yeah, I put in to drive nights. 671 00:28:22,869 --> 00:28:24,304 No way. 672 00:28:24,337 --> 00:28:25,138 No way! 673 00:28:25,171 --> 00:28:26,039 You promised! 674 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:27,207 We agreed you would never- 675 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:28,851 You know how many thousands of dollars we are in the hole? 676 00:28:28,875 --> 00:28:30,877 Well, I'll take a telephone sales job 677 00:28:30,910 --> 00:28:32,712 and I can stay and work at home. 678 00:28:32,746 --> 00:28:34,481 We could go on welfare! 679 00:28:34,514 --> 00:28:36,359 But you are not gonna drive a flammables carrier! 680 00:28:36,383 --> 00:28:38,218 My family is not going on welfare! 681 00:28:38,251 --> 00:28:39,261 There's no way you could make a dent 682 00:28:39,285 --> 00:28:41,688 in our debt with hazard pay, and do you know why 683 00:28:41,721 --> 00:28:44,457 they call it hazard pay in the first place? 684 00:28:44,491 --> 00:28:46,760 Why don't you just take a rider on your life insurance 685 00:28:46,793 --> 00:28:48,261 and live off of that? 686 00:28:48,294 --> 00:28:49,629 (Robbie crying) 687 00:28:49,662 --> 00:28:51,297 What am I supposed to do, Lori, huh? 688 00:28:51,331 --> 00:28:52,565 Huh?! 689 00:28:52,599 --> 00:28:54,134 What in the hell do you want me to do? 690 00:28:54,167 --> 00:28:56,736 (solemn music) 691 00:28:58,538 --> 00:29:03,443 (woman talking indistinctly over intercom) 692 00:29:16,222 --> 00:29:20,527 ♪ Darling, if we hold each other ♪ 693 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:25,031 ♪ Something might touch you some way ♪ 694 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:36,142 (dog barking) 695 00:29:42,315 --> 00:29:47,153 ♪ Making me crazy if you know what I mean ♪ 696 00:30:00,066 --> 00:30:02,202 No. 697 00:30:02,235 --> 00:30:04,738 (tense music) 698 00:30:11,044 --> 00:30:13,813 (dramatic music) 699 00:30:20,620 --> 00:30:23,089 (dog barking) 700 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:49,716 (tires squealing) 701 00:30:58,258 --> 00:31:00,860 (solemn music) 702 00:31:30,623 --> 00:31:32,092 Okay, Dilantin. 703 00:31:33,693 --> 00:31:34,894 A hundred milligrams. 704 00:31:34,928 --> 00:31:35,995 That a boy. 705 00:31:38,098 --> 00:31:39,165 And Tegretol. 706 00:31:41,634 --> 00:31:42,535 A hundred milligrams. 707 00:31:42,569 --> 00:31:43,370 That's it. 708 00:31:43,403 --> 00:31:44,204 Good boy. 709 00:31:44,237 --> 00:31:46,272 And the Depakene. 710 00:31:46,306 --> 00:31:47,440 I don't want that. 711 00:31:47,474 --> 00:31:48,775 I know, honey. It tastes yucky. 712 00:31:48,808 --> 00:31:49,843 It makes my tummy hurt. 713 00:31:49,876 --> 00:31:52,879 I know, darling, but I got a new medicine for that. 714 00:31:52,912 --> 00:31:53,912 Come on. 715 00:31:56,583 --> 00:31:58,718 That's a boy. Foreclosure? 716 00:31:58,752 --> 00:31:59,686 They could take our house. 717 00:31:59,719 --> 00:32:01,654 What do you mean, they take our house back? 718 00:32:01,688 --> 00:32:03,256 It's our house. 719 00:32:03,289 --> 00:32:05,058 Yeah, as long as we make the payments. 720 00:32:05,091 --> 00:32:06,091 Well, don't we? 721 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:09,195 When we can, as much as we can. 722 00:32:11,131 --> 00:32:14,100 We have to pay the hospitals first, or they'll take my pay. 723 00:32:15,068 --> 00:32:16,569 How can they take your pay? 724 00:32:16,603 --> 00:32:17,737 You earned that! 725 00:32:18,872 --> 00:32:22,108 Well, they earned it too, taking care of Robbie. 726 00:32:22,142 --> 00:32:22,942 Come on, kids. 727 00:32:22,976 --> 00:32:24,053 The bus'll be here in a second. 728 00:32:24,077 --> 00:32:25,545 We can talk about this later. 729 00:32:26,746 --> 00:32:29,683 (Robbie murmuring) 730 00:32:33,186 --> 00:32:35,255 Okay, that's okay, buddy. 731 00:32:40,427 --> 00:32:42,896 All right, all right, sweetie. 732 00:32:42,929 --> 00:32:45,331 So what happens when the bank takes back 733 00:32:45,365 --> 00:32:48,001 the title of our house, or whatever you said? 734 00:32:48,101 --> 00:32:49,402 They'll sell it. 735 00:32:49,436 --> 00:32:50,603 They'll sell it? 736 00:32:50,637 --> 00:32:52,138 Where are we supposed to live? 737 00:32:53,606 --> 00:32:55,709 What about the animals? 738 00:32:55,742 --> 00:32:57,243 What about Schwartz? 739 00:32:57,277 --> 00:32:59,879 I don't wanna sell our house. 740 00:32:59,913 --> 00:33:01,448 I know, honey. 741 00:33:01,481 --> 00:33:02,892 And what, you're just gonna let them? 742 00:33:02,916 --> 00:33:03,916 Mark! 743 00:33:04,718 --> 00:33:07,454 I'll do everything I can to keep our house. 744 00:33:07,487 --> 00:33:08,888 I could use some support. 745 00:33:13,059 --> 00:33:14,160 Fine, I'm sorry. 746 00:33:17,197 --> 00:33:19,665 Lynn? 747 00:33:21,534 --> 00:33:24,204 (Lynn coughing) 748 00:33:29,676 --> 00:33:31,244 Let's see. 749 00:33:31,277 --> 00:33:33,947 Do you have any untapped financial resources? 750 00:33:33,980 --> 00:33:36,349 Savings, investments, family? 751 00:33:37,951 --> 00:33:41,254 Well, we've already gone through our savings. 752 00:33:41,287 --> 00:33:42,756 All we have left is the farm. 753 00:33:45,992 --> 00:33:48,595 We're not in the business of taking people's homes. 754 00:33:48,628 --> 00:33:50,597 We'd much rather work something out. 755 00:33:50,630 --> 00:33:52,097 What kind of payments do you think 756 00:33:52,098 --> 00:33:54,401 you can handle, say, half-monthly? 757 00:33:57,971 --> 00:33:58,971 Well... 758 00:34:05,879 --> 00:34:08,314 That's how much I have today. 759 00:34:09,816 --> 00:34:12,318 I don't know about next month. 760 00:34:13,286 --> 00:34:14,621 Come on, Lori. 761 00:34:25,231 --> 00:34:27,434 (horse neighs) 762 00:34:27,467 --> 00:34:28,735 Come on. 763 00:34:28,768 --> 00:34:30,437 I want to pet him. 764 00:34:47,354 --> 00:34:48,621 Can I ride him? 765 00:34:51,424 --> 00:34:52,424 Someday. 766 00:34:54,094 --> 00:34:55,328 I promise. 767 00:34:55,362 --> 00:34:56,696 Scout's honor? 768 00:35:00,033 --> 00:35:01,334 Scout's honor. 769 00:35:09,743 --> 00:35:11,711 Mom is gonna be so excited. 770 00:35:11,745 --> 00:35:13,713 I get to tell her first. 771 00:35:13,747 --> 00:35:16,716 Okay. 772 00:35:18,651 --> 00:35:21,221 Hey, where were you guys, huh? 773 00:35:22,088 --> 00:35:24,124 I called and I called from the doctor's office 774 00:35:24,157 --> 00:35:26,659 to get Daddy to pick up Robbie's prescription. 775 00:35:26,693 --> 00:35:29,863 The phone rang, rang and rang, nobody answered it. 776 00:35:29,896 --> 00:35:30,697 We were here. 777 00:35:30,730 --> 00:35:31,765 Maybe you dialed wrong. 778 00:35:32,932 --> 00:35:34,701 What did the doctor say? 779 00:35:34,734 --> 00:35:35,735 Well, it's not measles. 780 00:35:35,769 --> 00:35:36,970 You want that? 781 00:35:37,070 --> 00:35:40,240 It's Stevens-Johnson's Syndrome, 782 00:35:40,273 --> 00:35:42,509 one of the rare side effects of Dilantin. 783 00:35:42,542 --> 00:35:44,911 I don't know why they call 'em side effects. 784 00:35:44,944 --> 00:35:47,981 As if a 102 temperature and a rash 785 00:35:48,081 --> 00:35:50,483 over his whole entire body is somethin' 786 00:35:50,517 --> 00:35:51,885 off to the side somewhere. 787 00:35:55,221 --> 00:35:56,856 Did I forget somebody's birthday? 788 00:35:56,890 --> 00:35:59,826 No, it's something else. 789 00:35:59,859 --> 00:36:01,094 We're gonna wait for Dad. 790 00:36:05,298 --> 00:36:07,032 What is wrong with this... 791 00:36:07,033 --> 00:36:08,033 Oh my god. 792 00:36:10,503 --> 00:36:11,604 What time is it? 793 00:36:12,605 --> 00:36:14,307 I still have time. 794 00:36:14,341 --> 00:36:15,809 Lynn, do you have any money? 795 00:36:15,842 --> 00:36:16,643 A couple of dollars. 796 00:36:16,676 --> 00:36:18,144 Nevermind, nevermind, I think... 797 00:36:18,178 --> 00:36:19,612 What are you doing? 798 00:36:19,646 --> 00:36:20,747 The phone's turned off. 799 00:36:20,780 --> 00:36:21,648 We didn't pay the bill. 800 00:36:21,681 --> 00:36:23,149 Well, good, then we won't be waked up 801 00:36:23,183 --> 00:36:24,560 at five in the morning by stupid people 802 00:36:24,584 --> 00:36:25,552 yelling we owe them money. 803 00:36:25,585 --> 00:36:27,129 I have 10 minutes to get to the phone company. 804 00:36:27,153 --> 00:36:28,193 Will you watch him for me? 805 00:36:28,221 --> 00:36:29,055 Uh-huh. 806 00:36:29,055 --> 00:36:29,856 You can't take money out of there. 807 00:36:29,889 --> 00:36:30,690 No one touches that money. 808 00:36:30,724 --> 00:36:32,057 That's the rule. 809 00:36:32,058 --> 00:36:33,493 We have to have a phone, Mark. 810 00:36:33,526 --> 00:36:35,161 What if Robbie needs 911? 811 00:36:35,195 --> 00:36:36,529 No, this is for our trip! 812 00:36:36,563 --> 00:36:37,797 Hey! 813 00:36:37,831 --> 00:36:39,165 What trip! 814 00:36:39,199 --> 00:36:41,334 Mark, look at your brother! 815 00:36:41,368 --> 00:36:44,204 You really think we're gonna take him on a trip? 816 00:36:44,237 --> 00:36:45,414 When they kick us out of our house, 817 00:36:45,438 --> 00:36:46,878 you think we're gonna go on vacation? 818 00:36:48,108 --> 00:36:50,310 Oh, well, I thought since I got an A in English, 819 00:36:50,343 --> 00:36:52,188 we'd be going to Hawaii and taking diving lessons 820 00:36:52,212 --> 00:36:53,279 like Dad said. 821 00:36:54,814 --> 00:36:55,814 Dumb me. 822 00:36:56,549 --> 00:36:57,417 Oh, honey, I'm sorry. 823 00:36:57,450 --> 00:36:58,718 Me too! 824 00:36:58,752 --> 00:37:00,286 I'm sorry Robbie was ever born! 825 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:01,521 Don't say that! 826 00:37:01,554 --> 00:37:03,799 If he's gonna die, why doesn't he just hurry up and do it! 827 00:37:03,823 --> 00:37:05,024 Mark! 828 00:37:05,025 --> 00:37:07,027 (solemn music) 829 00:37:07,060 --> 00:37:08,060 Mark! 830 00:37:08,795 --> 00:37:09,795 Mark! 831 00:37:10,897 --> 00:37:14,701 Mom, Robbie's having a seizure! 832 00:37:14,734 --> 00:37:15,734 Mark! 833 00:37:16,503 --> 00:37:18,838 Mom, it's a bad one! 834 00:37:18,872 --> 00:37:21,775 (Robbie squealing) 835 00:37:23,877 --> 00:37:25,111 It's okay. 836 00:37:25,145 --> 00:37:26,246 Okay. 837 00:37:26,279 --> 00:37:27,881 It's okay, darling. 838 00:37:29,282 --> 00:37:30,650 It's okay. 839 00:37:30,684 --> 00:37:31,684 It's over. 840 00:37:36,423 --> 00:37:37,323 He's doing it again. 841 00:37:37,357 --> 00:37:40,093 (Robbie wailing) 842 00:37:47,834 --> 00:37:49,336 It's okay. 843 00:37:49,369 --> 00:37:50,804 It's okay, honey. 844 00:37:52,806 --> 00:37:53,606 It's okay. 845 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:54,640 We're here. 846 00:37:56,176 --> 00:37:57,176 It's okay. 847 00:38:27,540 --> 00:38:28,641 I'm Dr. Abbasac. 848 00:38:29,676 --> 00:38:30,676 Hi. 849 00:38:33,046 --> 00:38:34,547 Robbie's failed to respond to most 850 00:38:34,581 --> 00:38:36,683 of the usual anticonvulsive medications. 851 00:38:36,716 --> 00:38:38,284 The problem's compounded by the fact 852 00:38:38,318 --> 00:38:40,052 that he has multiple seizure types. 853 00:38:40,053 --> 00:38:42,322 We're gonna try some less commonly used drugs. 854 00:38:45,191 --> 00:38:47,527 What about a compassionate use program? 855 00:38:49,295 --> 00:38:51,063 I see no reason to use an unproven drug 856 00:38:51,064 --> 00:38:53,299 when there are proven ones left to try. 857 00:38:53,333 --> 00:38:55,502 I'm ordering a series of tests for tomorrow morning. 858 00:38:55,535 --> 00:38:57,069 We'll repeat them on a regular basis 859 00:38:57,070 --> 00:39:00,540 to monitor changes as we begin the new med regimens. 860 00:39:00,573 --> 00:39:02,609 Is that necessary? 861 00:39:02,642 --> 00:39:04,110 Is what necessary? 862 00:39:04,144 --> 00:39:06,022 Well, he's had the same tests over and over again, 863 00:39:06,046 --> 00:39:07,286 and they're pretty hard on him. 864 00:39:07,313 --> 00:39:08,882 They always turn out the same. 865 00:39:08,915 --> 00:39:11,918 There's something I should make very clear to both of you. 866 00:39:12,018 --> 00:39:14,587 After a first antiepileptic drug fails, 867 00:39:14,621 --> 00:39:17,657 there's only a 15% chance the drugs will ever work. 868 00:39:17,691 --> 00:39:20,126 After that, there's only surgery. 869 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:22,028 You shouldn't expect this to be easy. 870 00:39:24,030 --> 00:39:24,831 Why not? 871 00:39:24,864 --> 00:39:26,666 So far it's been a piece of cake. 872 00:39:28,902 --> 00:39:31,538 Robbie's what I consider a high-stakes case. 873 00:39:31,571 --> 00:39:33,173 If I can stop his seizures, he still has 874 00:39:33,206 --> 00:39:36,042 a very good chance for a normal, healthy life. 875 00:39:36,076 --> 00:39:37,877 But a young brain can't tolerate seizures 876 00:39:37,911 --> 00:39:40,280 of his intensity and frequency indefinitely. 877 00:39:41,181 --> 00:39:43,216 Well, what if you can't stop them? 878 00:39:43,249 --> 00:39:44,751 There are no hard and fast rules. 879 00:39:44,784 --> 00:39:48,053 But it's not unusual to find neurological compromises. 880 00:39:48,054 --> 00:39:50,623 Diminished capacity, developmental delays. 881 00:39:52,258 --> 00:39:53,626 Progressive retardation. 882 00:39:59,065 --> 00:40:00,065 Excuse me. 883 00:40:03,303 --> 00:40:07,874 (man talking indistinctly on intercom) 884 00:40:09,275 --> 00:40:11,878 (solemn music) 885 00:40:19,352 --> 00:40:21,054 Not much of a view, huh? 886 00:40:22,789 --> 00:40:23,789 No. 887 00:40:27,861 --> 00:40:29,529 Your boy has seizures? 888 00:40:29,562 --> 00:40:30,964 Yeah. 889 00:40:30,997 --> 00:40:32,532 That's what Lili had. 890 00:40:32,565 --> 00:40:34,300 They did brain surgery. 891 00:40:34,334 --> 00:40:35,334 Oh. 892 00:40:36,903 --> 00:40:38,438 How is she doing? 893 00:40:38,471 --> 00:40:39,606 Not too good. 894 00:40:41,241 --> 00:40:42,842 She's a beautiful little girl. 895 00:40:44,544 --> 00:40:45,788 And I checked with several colleagues 896 00:40:45,812 --> 00:40:46,922 from across the country, all of them 897 00:40:46,946 --> 00:40:48,882 very accomplished neurologists. 898 00:40:48,915 --> 00:40:51,084 A few of them run pediatric neurology departments 899 00:40:51,117 --> 00:40:53,186 at major meds schools and hospitals. 900 00:40:53,219 --> 00:40:54,430 It sounds like you're in very good hands 901 00:40:54,454 --> 00:40:55,355 right where you are. 902 00:40:55,388 --> 00:40:56,656 Uh-huh. 903 00:40:56,690 --> 00:40:57,624 Okay. 904 00:40:57,657 --> 00:40:59,426 I mean, they differ slightly in the order 905 00:40:59,459 --> 00:41:01,127 that they try the drugs. 906 00:41:01,161 --> 00:41:03,530 After that, there's surgery, but 907 00:41:03,563 --> 00:41:04,431 you're not ready for that yet. 908 00:41:04,464 --> 00:41:06,933 Oh, no, we are not. 909 00:41:06,966 --> 00:41:08,744 Oh, and Lori, one other thing they did agree on. 910 00:41:08,768 --> 00:41:11,871 Treating seizures in kids is much more art than science. 911 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:14,941 Okay, Jim, thanks. 912 00:41:14,974 --> 00:41:15,974 Bye. 913 00:41:18,078 --> 00:41:21,448 I'll put a request in to Dr. Abbasac for a stool softener. 914 00:41:21,481 --> 00:41:22,481 That should help. 915 00:41:23,783 --> 00:41:25,985 Why does he have hemorrhoids? 916 00:41:26,086 --> 00:41:28,088 The medication causes the constipation, 917 00:41:28,121 --> 00:41:30,090 and the pushing causes the hemorrhoids. 918 00:41:36,229 --> 00:41:38,898 (country music) 919 00:41:49,442 --> 00:41:52,012 (horn honking) 920 00:42:20,073 --> 00:42:21,307 Stay away! 921 00:42:21,341 --> 00:42:22,308 Come here, Robbie. 922 00:42:22,342 --> 00:42:23,143 Robbie. 923 00:42:23,176 --> 00:42:25,945 (Robbie shouting) 924 00:42:25,979 --> 00:42:27,681 Get away from me! 925 00:42:27,714 --> 00:42:28,815 Come back here, you! 926 00:42:28,848 --> 00:42:30,250 You're gonna hurt me! Robbie! 927 00:42:30,283 --> 00:42:31,885 Come on, no. 928 00:42:31,918 --> 00:42:34,354 I got you now. Let me go! 929 00:42:34,387 --> 00:42:35,221 I got you. 930 00:42:35,255 --> 00:42:36,089 (Robbie shouting) 931 00:42:36,089 --> 00:42:36,890 There's your Dad. 932 00:42:36,923 --> 00:42:37,724 Hey, what's goin' on? 933 00:42:37,757 --> 00:42:38,757 Get out of here! 934 00:42:39,526 --> 00:42:41,428 It's a reaction to the mysolene. 935 00:42:41,461 --> 00:42:43,363 Get out of here! Look at Daddy's truck. 936 00:42:43,396 --> 00:42:44,864 Let me go, you pig! 937 00:42:45,765 --> 00:42:46,666 I hate you! 938 00:42:46,700 --> 00:42:48,100 Hey, don't you ever talk to your mother 939 00:42:48,101 --> 00:42:49,436 like that, do you hear me? 940 00:42:49,469 --> 00:42:50,469 Oh! 941 00:42:51,538 --> 00:42:53,707 Oh, no. (Robbie crying) 942 00:42:53,740 --> 00:42:54,708 Oh, honey, come on. 943 00:42:54,741 --> 00:42:56,643 Somebody help me, please! 944 00:42:56,676 --> 00:42:58,111 Somebody help us! 945 00:43:00,246 --> 00:43:05,251 (Robbie whimpering) (solemn music) 946 00:43:13,326 --> 00:43:14,394 Okay. 947 00:43:14,427 --> 00:43:16,963 I've called Dr. Abbasac to authorize a sedative. 948 00:43:18,498 --> 00:43:20,767 Why don't you go home and get some rest? 949 00:43:20,800 --> 00:43:21,901 I'll look out for him. 950 00:43:23,870 --> 00:43:25,305 Go on, Lori. 951 00:43:25,338 --> 00:43:27,073 It can't do him no good to stay and sit. 952 00:43:27,107 --> 00:43:29,075 I will, I will. 953 00:43:30,510 --> 00:43:33,113 (Robbie shouting) 954 00:43:33,146 --> 00:43:35,382 Mommy, Mommy, let me out! 955 00:43:36,883 --> 00:43:37,883 No! 956 00:43:38,818 --> 00:43:39,818 Mommy! 957 00:43:41,855 --> 00:43:44,357 Mommy, don't leave me! 958 00:43:44,391 --> 00:43:45,258 I'm not going anyplace, honey. 959 00:43:45,291 --> 00:43:46,526 We're gonna stay here. 960 00:43:46,559 --> 00:43:47,794 Let me handle this. 961 00:43:51,598 --> 00:43:53,299 You know what? Mommy! 962 00:43:53,333 --> 00:43:55,335 You know what we're gonna do when you get better? 963 00:43:55,368 --> 00:43:58,271 We're gonna go to the playroom. 964 00:43:58,304 --> 00:44:00,874 Mommy, Mommy, don't leave me! 965 00:44:00,907 --> 00:44:03,076 And when you get really, really better, 966 00:44:03,109 --> 00:44:04,044 we're gonna go down to the cafeteria. 967 00:44:04,077 --> 00:44:05,111 Mommy! 968 00:44:06,446 --> 00:44:08,882 And we're gonna get some lemon merengue pie. 969 00:44:08,915 --> 00:44:10,517 Mommy! 970 00:44:10,550 --> 00:44:11,885 It's the best. 971 00:44:13,053 --> 00:44:14,053 I can't. 972 00:44:15,655 --> 00:44:17,190 I just can't. 973 00:44:17,223 --> 00:44:18,058 It's okay. 974 00:44:18,059 --> 00:44:20,093 Mommy, Mommy, let me out, please! 975 00:44:20,126 --> 00:44:21,828 It's gonna be okay. 976 00:44:21,861 --> 00:44:23,263 Mommy! 977 00:44:25,799 --> 00:44:28,401 (solemn music) 978 00:44:43,650 --> 00:44:49,255 [Woman On Intercom] Dr. Abbasac, code blue. 979 00:45:04,037 --> 00:45:05,038 Oh. 980 00:45:13,446 --> 00:45:16,049 (child crying) 981 00:45:23,890 --> 00:45:25,058 He has a fever. 982 00:45:26,092 --> 00:45:26,893 How high? 983 00:45:26,926 --> 00:45:28,261 We've stabilized it. 984 00:45:28,294 --> 00:45:29,294 Oh. 985 00:45:31,297 --> 00:45:32,332 Why does he have a fever? 986 00:45:32,365 --> 00:45:34,066 It could be an infection. 987 00:45:34,067 --> 00:45:35,702 It could be part of the seizure disorder. 988 00:45:35,735 --> 00:45:37,604 Could be the medication. 989 00:45:37,637 --> 00:45:38,505 That's something you're gonna have to 990 00:45:38,538 --> 00:45:40,106 talk to Dr. Abbasac about. 991 00:45:46,579 --> 00:45:47,881 That a boy. 992 00:45:47,914 --> 00:45:48,914 Okay. 993 00:45:49,883 --> 00:45:50,883 Where is Lili? 994 00:45:52,552 --> 00:45:54,854 The little girl in the other bed. 995 00:45:54,888 --> 00:45:55,955 What happened to her? 996 00:45:59,492 --> 00:46:00,393 She's dead, isn't she? 997 00:46:00,427 --> 00:46:01,494 It's extremely rare. 998 00:46:01,528 --> 00:46:04,431 She died of the epilepsy, not the surgery. 999 00:46:04,464 --> 00:46:05,508 There's something wrong here. 1000 00:46:05,532 --> 00:46:07,934 There's something really, really, really wrong! 1001 00:46:08,034 --> 00:46:09,736 I bring my kid to you people for help, 1002 00:46:09,769 --> 00:46:12,238 and all you do is make him sicker. 1003 00:46:12,272 --> 00:46:14,341 You give him one drug, and then he needs 1004 00:46:14,374 --> 00:46:17,077 another drug to cure him of the first one. 1005 00:46:17,110 --> 00:46:18,788 And then he needs another drug to take away 1006 00:46:18,812 --> 00:46:20,513 the side effects of that one! 1007 00:46:20,547 --> 00:46:22,258 And another one and another one and another one... 1008 00:46:22,282 --> 00:46:23,350 I mean, he... 1009 00:46:23,383 --> 00:46:26,086 He has had a rash, swollen glands, a fever, 1010 00:46:26,119 --> 00:46:29,789 constipation, hemorrhoids, bleeding gums. 1011 00:46:29,823 --> 00:46:33,293 And he acts like a drunk, a zombie, a psycho. 1012 00:46:33,326 --> 00:46:35,195 And it's not because of his sickness. 1013 00:46:35,228 --> 00:46:36,529 It's because of your cure. 1014 00:46:38,598 --> 00:46:42,335 If Robbie doesn't get better... 1015 00:46:42,369 --> 00:46:45,405 If he ends up in a home, strapped to a wheelchair 1016 00:46:45,438 --> 00:46:46,539 somewhere, huh? 1017 00:46:46,573 --> 00:46:48,208 What are you gonna tell me then? 1018 00:46:48,241 --> 00:46:51,778 That it's all some big idiopathic tragedy? 1019 00:46:51,811 --> 00:46:52,746 Lori. 1020 00:46:52,779 --> 00:46:54,381 I'm sorry, but you know, there must be 1021 00:46:54,414 --> 00:46:55,915 something else that you can do. 1022 00:46:55,949 --> 00:46:56,750 There must be something. 1023 00:46:56,783 --> 00:46:57,951 Lori, wait. 1024 00:46:57,984 --> 00:47:00,320 I've been meaning to give this to you for your signature. 1025 00:47:00,353 --> 00:47:02,856 It's the paperwork on the compassionate use program. 1026 00:47:02,889 --> 00:47:04,691 We want to try an experimental drug. 1027 00:47:06,826 --> 00:47:13,366 [Woman On Intercom] Dr. Abbasac, code blue. 1028 00:47:13,400 --> 00:47:16,036 (solemn music) 1029 00:47:24,678 --> 00:47:25,645 He's in status. 1030 00:47:25,679 --> 00:47:27,047 Two milligrams, Valium IV. 1031 00:47:32,318 --> 00:47:33,318 One more. 1032 00:47:42,262 --> 00:47:44,431 Another milligram Valium IV. 1033 00:47:44,464 --> 00:47:46,066 Repeat until we have cessation. 1034 00:47:47,834 --> 00:47:51,137 (monitor beeping) 1035 00:47:51,171 --> 00:47:53,473 Get me four milligrams paraldehyde. 1036 00:47:53,506 --> 00:47:54,641 Hurry. 1037 00:47:54,674 --> 00:47:56,242 He's in status epilepticus. 1038 00:47:56,276 --> 00:47:57,853 If we can't stop it, we run an overwhelming risk 1039 00:47:57,877 --> 00:47:58,978 of permanent brain damage. 1040 00:47:59,079 --> 00:48:01,214 Paraldehyde is a drug that temporarily freezes 1041 00:48:01,247 --> 00:48:03,249 the central nervous system and prevents that. 1042 00:48:03,283 --> 00:48:05,285 But like any drug, it carries its own risks. 1043 00:48:05,318 --> 00:48:07,120 What risks? 1044 00:48:07,153 --> 00:48:08,888 Depressing the nervous system can result 1045 00:48:08,922 --> 00:48:11,491 in pulmonary edema, even death. 1046 00:48:11,524 --> 00:48:13,093 That's the choice? 1047 00:48:13,126 --> 00:48:15,528 Probable brain damage or possible death? 1048 00:48:15,562 --> 00:48:17,230 Paraldehyde. 1049 00:48:20,433 --> 00:48:21,601 Not oral. 1050 00:48:21,634 --> 00:48:23,746 Miss Warren, get me a rectal syringe for the paraldehyde. 1051 00:48:23,770 --> 00:48:24,770 But not plastic. 1052 00:48:26,940 --> 00:48:27,940 Miss Warren. 1053 00:48:30,944 --> 00:48:33,046 Get me four more milligrams paraldehyde. 1054 00:48:41,488 --> 00:48:43,189 Paraldehyde. 1055 00:48:43,223 --> 00:48:44,290 Turn him on his side. 1056 00:48:53,199 --> 00:48:55,935 (birds chirping) 1057 00:49:01,875 --> 00:49:04,811 (knocking on door) 1058 00:49:13,019 --> 00:49:14,019 Hi. 1059 00:49:16,189 --> 00:49:20,293 Oh, I probably average three or four seizures a month. 1060 00:49:21,261 --> 00:49:22,705 Be better if they restricted themselves 1061 00:49:22,729 --> 00:49:24,397 to weekends and holidays. 1062 00:49:24,431 --> 00:49:25,431 Yeah. 1063 00:49:28,635 --> 00:49:30,337 When I was in elementary school, 1064 00:49:31,538 --> 00:49:33,206 I was on so much medicine, the other kids 1065 00:49:33,239 --> 00:49:34,941 assumed I was retarded. 1066 00:49:36,643 --> 00:49:40,046 I had a seizure during our fourth grade talent show. 1067 00:49:41,481 --> 00:49:42,415 They must have thought I was doing 1068 00:49:42,449 --> 00:49:44,050 my impression of a fried egg. 1069 00:49:47,153 --> 00:49:49,756 Not too many kids wanted to play with me after that. 1070 00:49:50,623 --> 00:49:54,260 Took my parents weeks to go back into public. 1071 00:49:58,064 --> 00:50:00,433 Later on, I got to where I could tell 1072 00:50:00,467 --> 00:50:03,136 a couple minutes in advance when one was coming. 1073 00:50:03,169 --> 00:50:04,437 I get auras. 1074 00:50:04,471 --> 00:50:06,072 Things start to change colors. 1075 00:50:07,007 --> 00:50:08,007 My head aches. 1076 00:50:09,342 --> 00:50:10,243 I try to hide it at work. 1077 00:50:10,276 --> 00:50:12,612 I don't wanna lose my medical insurance. 1078 00:50:12,645 --> 00:50:14,080 Or worse, my job. 1079 00:50:15,015 --> 00:50:16,015 Can't drive. 1080 00:50:19,119 --> 00:50:21,421 My marriage broke up because the drugs 1081 00:50:21,454 --> 00:50:23,223 keep me from being a normal lover. 1082 00:50:24,491 --> 00:50:29,496 And I seize in my sleep, I cuss, I make animal noises. 1083 00:50:32,332 --> 00:50:34,801 There is anger, and loneliness. 1084 00:50:36,102 --> 00:50:38,938 But when the self-pity comes, I try to say to myself, 1085 00:50:39,939 --> 00:50:42,709 instead of, "What life do I have?" 1086 00:50:44,444 --> 00:50:45,745 "What life can I build?" 1087 00:50:49,916 --> 00:50:52,952 (solemn music) 1088 00:50:52,986 --> 00:50:53,920 Then who did take it down? 1089 00:50:53,953 --> 00:50:55,088 I don't know. 1090 00:50:55,121 --> 00:50:56,523 What are you blaming me for? 1091 00:50:56,556 --> 00:50:57,767 Because it's a criminal offense 1092 00:50:57,791 --> 00:50:59,059 to remove a foreclosure notice. 1093 00:50:59,092 --> 00:51:00,360 You can go to jail. 1094 00:51:00,393 --> 00:51:01,437 So you better tell me you didn't trash it 1095 00:51:01,461 --> 00:51:02,605 and you're gonna put it back. 1096 00:51:02,629 --> 00:51:04,073 Fine, you want me to say I took it down? 1097 00:51:04,097 --> 00:51:05,799 I took it down. 1098 00:51:05,832 --> 00:51:07,400 Then put it back. 1099 00:51:08,268 --> 00:51:10,303 How come you're always pickin' on me lately? 1100 00:51:10,337 --> 00:51:11,404 I'm not pickin' on you. 1101 00:51:11,438 --> 00:51:12,305 Yeah, you are. 1102 00:51:12,339 --> 00:51:13,940 You and Mom think everything's my fault. 1103 00:51:13,973 --> 00:51:17,076 I suppose if Robbie dies it'll be my fault too. 1104 00:51:17,077 --> 00:51:18,077 What? 1105 00:51:18,945 --> 00:51:20,089 It's not like I meant what I said. 1106 00:51:20,113 --> 00:51:21,915 I was just mad. 1107 00:51:21,948 --> 00:51:23,583 What are you talkin' about? 1108 00:51:23,616 --> 00:51:24,651 Oh, right. 1109 00:51:24,684 --> 00:51:26,586 Like Mom didn't tell you. 1110 00:51:26,619 --> 00:51:27,854 Tell me what? 1111 00:51:30,790 --> 00:51:32,325 I'm sorry! 1112 00:51:32,359 --> 00:51:33,159 I didn't mean it. 1113 00:51:33,193 --> 00:51:34,728 I don't want Robbie to die. 1114 00:51:34,761 --> 00:51:36,162 He's my brother. 1115 00:51:36,196 --> 00:51:37,196 I love him. 1116 00:51:38,665 --> 00:51:40,734 Please don't let him die, Dad. 1117 00:51:40,767 --> 00:51:41,835 Please don't. 1118 00:51:48,108 --> 00:51:50,110 (woman talking indistinctly on intercom) 1119 00:51:50,143 --> 00:51:51,444 A. 1120 00:51:51,478 --> 00:51:52,879 B. 1121 00:51:52,912 --> 00:51:54,781 C. 1122 00:51:54,814 --> 00:51:55,814 D. 1123 00:51:56,649 --> 00:51:58,018 E. 1124 00:51:58,118 --> 00:51:59,552 F. 1125 00:51:59,586 --> 00:52:00,586 G. 1126 00:52:02,088 --> 00:52:03,490 A. 1127 00:52:03,523 --> 00:52:04,557 B. 1128 00:52:04,591 --> 00:52:06,893 H, I, J, K, L-M-N-O. 1129 00:52:06,926 --> 00:52:08,561 D. 1130 00:52:08,595 --> 00:52:10,062 E. 1131 00:52:10,063 --> 00:52:11,063 F. 1132 00:52:12,065 --> 00:52:13,065 G. 1133 00:52:14,567 --> 00:52:15,969 A. 1134 00:52:16,069 --> 00:52:17,069 B. 1135 00:52:17,771 --> 00:52:18,638 C. 1136 00:52:18,672 --> 00:52:19,806 What's gonna happen to him? 1137 00:52:19,839 --> 00:52:20,839 D. 1138 00:52:21,908 --> 00:52:23,309 E. 1139 00:52:23,343 --> 00:52:25,845 Do you think he's gonna be a vegetable? 1140 00:52:25,879 --> 00:52:28,882 Because if he is, I don't know... 1141 00:52:28,915 --> 00:52:30,393 I don't know if I could take care of him. 1142 00:52:30,417 --> 00:52:32,519 I don't know if I could stand to see him 1143 00:52:32,552 --> 00:52:34,287 like that every day. 1144 00:52:34,320 --> 00:52:36,423 F. 1145 00:52:36,456 --> 00:52:37,456 G. 1146 00:52:38,224 --> 00:52:39,224 Could you? 1147 00:52:43,263 --> 00:52:46,700 Nobody seems to know anything. 1148 00:52:46,733 --> 00:52:47,634 Ever. 1149 00:52:47,667 --> 00:52:49,969 Nobody can give us a prognosis. 1150 00:52:51,838 --> 00:52:55,909 So maybe... 1151 00:52:55,942 --> 00:52:58,110 Maybe he's gonna die. 1152 00:52:58,111 --> 00:52:59,279 Do you think he is? 1153 00:52:59,312 --> 00:53:00,780 How would I know? 1154 00:53:00,814 --> 00:53:02,148 Well, I... 1155 00:53:02,182 --> 00:53:03,950 Do you care? Shut up, Lori! 1156 00:53:05,051 --> 00:53:07,052 Don't you even care if your son 1157 00:53:07,053 --> 00:53:08,097 is gonna ever be happy again? 1158 00:53:08,121 --> 00:53:10,055 Just think before you talk! 1159 00:53:10,056 --> 00:53:12,559 Don't you wanna know what's gonna happen to him? 1160 00:53:12,592 --> 00:53:14,561 God, what kind of a father are you? 1161 00:53:17,163 --> 00:53:20,734 You deal with this your way, and I'll deal with it mine. 1162 00:53:21,768 --> 00:53:24,437 I'm havin' enough of a problem the way it is right now. 1163 00:53:24,471 --> 00:53:25,648 Do I wanna know how much worse 1164 00:53:25,672 --> 00:53:27,941 it's gonna be a week from now, or a month? 1165 00:53:27,974 --> 00:53:28,974 Or a year? 1166 00:53:29,909 --> 00:53:31,211 Well, I'm not sure I do. 1167 00:53:32,579 --> 00:53:33,756 To tell you the truth, there are times 1168 00:53:33,780 --> 00:53:35,281 like right now when I look at Robbie 1169 00:53:35,315 --> 00:53:38,318 and at our family, and I think if this is the life 1170 00:53:38,351 --> 00:53:40,529 that he's destined to lead, if all he has to look forward to 1171 00:53:40,553 --> 00:53:45,558 is more drugs, more seizures, brain surgery, retardation, 1172 00:53:47,093 --> 00:53:49,229 and if we really start runnin' out of hope, 1173 00:53:50,964 --> 00:53:52,532 he may well be better off dead. 1174 00:54:23,663 --> 00:54:25,065 Can I help you? 1175 00:54:26,099 --> 00:54:28,201 Point me to the section on epilepsy. 1176 00:54:29,069 --> 00:54:31,271 That's a vast area of research. 1177 00:54:31,304 --> 00:54:34,207 What kind of epilepsy do you want to know about? 1178 00:54:34,240 --> 00:54:36,343 The kind that's taking away my son. 1179 00:54:39,813 --> 00:54:42,382 (gentle music) 1180 00:54:57,130 --> 00:55:00,900 ♪ Somewhere ♪ 1181 00:55:00,934 --> 00:55:05,939 ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ 1182 00:55:06,740 --> 00:55:09,242 ♪ Way up high ♪ 1183 00:55:12,512 --> 00:55:15,248 (boys growling) 1184 00:55:15,281 --> 00:55:17,550 ♪ There's a land ♪ 1185 00:55:17,584 --> 00:55:21,721 ♪ That I heard of ♪ 1186 00:55:21,755 --> 00:55:23,223 ♪ Once in a lullaby ♪ 1187 00:55:23,256 --> 00:55:26,058 Why is he wearing a helmet? 1188 00:55:26,059 --> 00:55:27,059 Epilepsy. 1189 00:55:27,060 --> 00:55:29,662 The helmet protects his head when he falls down. 1190 00:55:29,696 --> 00:55:34,066 ♪ Somewhere ♪ 1191 00:55:34,067 --> 00:55:35,602 ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ 1192 00:55:35,635 --> 00:55:38,104 Charlie, time to go, come on. 1193 00:55:38,138 --> 00:55:39,639 Get up. 1194 00:55:39,673 --> 00:55:43,410 But I wanna bring it! It's okay, bring it. 1195 00:55:47,547 --> 00:55:51,151 ♪ And those dreams ♪ 1196 00:55:51,184 --> 00:55:56,089 ♪ That you dare to dream ♪ 1197 00:55:56,122 --> 00:56:01,127 ♪ They really do come true ♪ 1198 00:56:01,594 --> 00:56:06,533 ♪ Someday I'll wish upon a star ♪ 1199 00:56:06,566 --> 00:56:11,538 ♪ And I'll wake up where the clouds are far behind me ♪ 1200 00:56:14,541 --> 00:56:18,945 ♪ Oh, yes ♪ 1201 00:56:19,045 --> 00:56:23,149 ♪ Where troubles melt like lemon drops ♪ 1202 00:56:23,183 --> 00:56:26,886 ♪ Way above the chimney tops ♪ 1203 00:56:26,920 --> 00:56:30,857 ♪ That's where you'll ♪ 1204 00:56:30,890 --> 00:56:31,725 (knocking on door) 1205 00:56:31,758 --> 00:56:33,927 ♪ Find me ♪ 1206 00:56:36,062 --> 00:56:37,062 Hi. 1207 00:56:37,063 --> 00:56:38,398 ♪ Somewhere ♪ Hi. 1208 00:56:40,266 --> 00:56:41,444 I didn't know this was your place. 1209 00:56:41,468 --> 00:56:44,404 ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ 1210 00:56:46,840 --> 00:56:48,708 So you do the algebra homework? 1211 00:56:50,076 --> 00:56:51,076 Yeah? 1212 00:56:55,148 --> 00:56:57,684 We're supposed to pick up the washer and the TV. 1213 00:56:58,585 --> 00:57:00,687 ♪ That you dare to dream ♪ Oh. 1214 00:57:01,755 --> 00:57:02,822 Okay. 1215 00:57:02,856 --> 00:57:05,692 You know, but we could come back in an hour or so, 1216 00:57:05,725 --> 00:57:07,927 if you got a wash goin' or somethin'. 1217 00:57:09,029 --> 00:57:13,867 ♪ Someday I'll wish upon a star ♪ 1218 00:57:13,900 --> 00:57:18,905 ♪ And I'll wake up where the clouds are far behind me ♪ 1219 00:57:21,908 --> 00:57:26,179 ♪ Oh, yes ♪ 1220 00:57:26,212 --> 00:57:30,417 ♪ Where troubles melt like lemon drops ♪ 1221 00:57:30,450 --> 00:57:34,187 ♪ Way above the chimney tops ♪ 1222 00:57:34,220 --> 00:57:39,059 ♪ That's where you'll ♪ 1223 00:57:39,092 --> 00:57:42,495 ♪ Find me ♪ 1224 00:57:42,529 --> 00:57:46,499 ♪ Gonna be somewhere ♪ 1225 00:57:46,533 --> 00:57:50,537 ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ 1226 00:57:50,570 --> 00:57:55,241 ♪ Oh ♪ 1227 00:57:55,275 --> 00:58:00,012 ♪ Where pretty little bluebirds fly ♪ 1228 00:58:00,013 --> 00:58:03,750 ♪ Birds fly ♪ 1229 00:58:03,783 --> 00:58:07,687 ♪ All over the rainbow ♪ 1230 00:58:07,721 --> 00:58:10,657 ♪ Why ♪ 1231 00:58:10,690 --> 00:58:14,461 ♪ Then, oh, why ♪ 1232 00:58:14,494 --> 00:58:16,663 ♪ Can't I ♪ 1233 00:58:32,045 --> 00:58:34,481 What's goin' on? 1234 00:58:34,514 --> 00:58:35,815 It's Mom. 1235 00:58:35,849 --> 00:58:37,150 Is Robbie worse? 1236 00:58:37,183 --> 00:58:38,184 No, he's the same. 1237 00:58:39,119 --> 00:58:40,553 She said she found something. 1238 00:58:41,521 --> 00:58:43,466 A different kind of treatment that could help Robbie. 1239 00:58:43,490 --> 00:58:44,591 A diet. 1240 00:58:45,859 --> 00:58:48,128 You mean it can make his seizures go away? 1241 00:58:48,161 --> 00:58:48,962 Good, Mom. 1242 00:58:49,062 --> 00:58:50,230 A diet. 1243 00:58:50,263 --> 00:58:51,698 Why don't we try a rain dance? 1244 00:58:51,731 --> 00:58:54,267 Then I'll get a doll that we can all stick pins in. 1245 00:58:57,404 --> 00:58:59,105 (phone ringing) 1246 00:58:59,139 --> 00:59:00,640 Dr. Freeman's office. 1247 00:59:00,674 --> 00:59:02,142 How may I help you? 1248 00:59:02,175 --> 00:59:05,445 Hi, this is Lori Reimuller, and I've just read 1249 00:59:06,379 --> 00:59:09,716 Dr. Livingston's book about the diet that treats 1250 00:59:09,749 --> 00:59:10,993 childhood epilepsy, and I would like 1251 00:59:11,017 --> 00:59:13,119 to make an appointment for my son. 1252 00:59:13,153 --> 00:59:15,689 Well, we have a cancellation tomorrow at 1:30. 1253 00:59:16,556 --> 00:59:20,694 But you're in Maryland, and I'm calling from Kansas City. 1254 00:59:20,727 --> 00:59:21,761 I'm sorry. 1255 00:59:21,795 --> 00:59:24,330 Well, that's our only opening for three months. 1256 00:59:24,364 --> 00:59:25,865 Three months? 1257 00:59:25,899 --> 00:59:27,067 Oh, no, no, no, no, no. 1258 00:59:27,100 --> 00:59:28,277 Robbie can't wait three months. 1259 00:59:28,301 --> 00:59:29,302 He's too sick. 1260 00:59:29,336 --> 00:59:31,438 Well, then he'll require hospitalization, 1261 00:59:31,471 --> 00:59:34,240 and there are no available beds in our inpatient program 1262 00:59:34,274 --> 00:59:35,775 for the foreseeable future. 1263 00:59:36,810 --> 00:59:38,611 Why don't I put you on our waiting list? 1264 00:59:38,645 --> 00:59:40,380 We do have cancellations. 1265 00:59:40,413 --> 00:59:42,047 I need to talk to the doctor. 1266 00:59:42,048 --> 00:59:44,584 He's with patients, Mrs. Reimuller. 1267 00:59:45,585 --> 00:59:47,320 Why don't you send us your son's records. 1268 00:59:47,354 --> 00:59:50,056 I'm sure something will come up before too long. 1269 00:59:50,090 --> 00:59:52,592 Okay, I'll take that appointment tomorrow. 1270 00:59:52,625 --> 00:59:54,361 What is the patient's name? 1271 00:59:54,394 --> 00:59:55,929 Robbie. 1272 00:59:55,962 --> 00:59:56,763 Reimuller. 1273 00:59:56,796 --> 00:59:59,833 R-E-I-M-U-L-L-E-R. 1274 01:00:01,001 --> 01:00:02,635 Thank you. (knocking on door) 1275 01:00:02,669 --> 01:00:03,937 Who is it? 1276 01:00:09,676 --> 01:00:13,046 I've been doing some reading, and I've come across 1277 01:00:13,079 --> 01:00:17,317 a treatment for epilepsy called the ketogenic diet. 1278 01:00:19,886 --> 01:00:21,688 It's by a doctor from Johns Hopkins. 1279 01:00:22,722 --> 01:00:24,824 And the diet, the best I understand it, 1280 01:00:25,892 --> 01:00:27,560 makes the body go into a fasting state, 1281 01:00:27,594 --> 01:00:31,097 and something about that fasting state stops the seizures. 1282 01:00:31,965 --> 01:00:33,833 "The Comprehensive Management of Epilepsy 1283 01:00:33,867 --> 01:00:36,069 in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence" 1284 01:00:36,102 --> 01:00:37,771 by Samuel Livingston. 1285 01:00:37,804 --> 01:00:40,206 The bible on pediatric epilepsy. 1286 01:00:40,240 --> 01:00:42,909 Every neurologist in the country owns a copy. 1287 01:00:42,942 --> 01:00:45,845 With the exception of the material on the ketogenic diet, 1288 01:00:45,879 --> 01:00:48,348 it's an invaluable piece of medical literature. 1289 01:00:48,381 --> 01:00:51,084 The diet is not an approved treatment. 1290 01:00:51,117 --> 01:00:52,461 But there have been a lot of studies. 1291 01:00:52,485 --> 01:00:54,054 Those studies are anecdotal. 1292 01:00:54,087 --> 01:00:56,556 Not the kind of studies we base sound medical judgment on. 1293 01:00:56,589 --> 01:00:58,458 Not double-blind studies. 1294 01:00:58,491 --> 01:01:00,694 The ketogenic diet is highly suspect. 1295 01:01:00,727 --> 01:01:02,238 You have to starve the child to begin with, 1296 01:01:02,262 --> 01:01:04,497 and what you feed him consists mainly of fat, 1297 01:01:04,531 --> 01:01:07,133 which is not only unpalatable, but nutritionally inadequate 1298 01:01:07,167 --> 01:01:09,069 and extremely difficult to maintain. 1299 01:01:09,102 --> 01:01:11,022 I've seen it tried a few times, and my experience 1300 01:01:11,071 --> 01:01:12,939 is that it simply doesn't work. 1301 01:01:12,972 --> 01:01:15,475 I've been meaning to give this to you. 1302 01:01:15,508 --> 01:01:17,844 It's the number of an outstanding pediatric neurosurgeon 1303 01:01:17,877 --> 01:01:19,612 on our staff. 1304 01:01:19,646 --> 01:01:21,981 It's time to see if we can find a focus. 1305 01:01:22,082 --> 01:01:24,584 A starting point in the brain for Robbie's seizures. 1306 01:01:24,617 --> 01:01:27,354 If we can, there's a good possibility we can remove it. 1307 01:01:28,755 --> 01:01:29,622 Not brain surgery. 1308 01:01:29,656 --> 01:01:30,890 We don't want brain surgery. 1309 01:01:30,924 --> 01:01:33,092 I'm not proposing surgery. 1310 01:01:33,093 --> 01:01:34,093 Not yet. 1311 01:01:34,094 --> 01:01:36,396 I'm talking about a diagnostic procedure. 1312 01:01:36,429 --> 01:01:38,898 We remove the top of the skull and place electrodes 1313 01:01:38,932 --> 01:01:40,910 on the brain for a few days to see if we can map it 1314 01:01:40,934 --> 01:01:42,502 and try and locate the problem. 1315 01:01:44,004 --> 01:01:45,638 It's the next logical step, and I'd like 1316 01:01:45,672 --> 01:01:47,007 to schedule it immediately. 1317 01:01:48,775 --> 01:01:51,678 We can't, because we're goin' to Baltimore. 1318 01:01:53,179 --> 01:01:55,181 Robbie has an appointment with Dr. Freeman 1319 01:01:55,215 --> 01:01:57,117 at Johns Hopkins tomorrow. 1320 01:01:58,351 --> 01:01:59,762 And how are you planning to get Robbie 1321 01:01:59,786 --> 01:02:00,587 to this appointment? 1322 01:02:00,620 --> 01:02:01,855 I booked us on a flight. 1323 01:02:03,523 --> 01:02:05,492 There is a danger of a life-threatening seizure 1324 01:02:05,525 --> 01:02:07,293 if you stop the drugs abruptly. 1325 01:02:07,327 --> 01:02:09,896 Well, who's talking about stopping drugs? 1326 01:02:09,929 --> 01:02:12,665 I have administered enough drugs to Robbie 1327 01:02:12,699 --> 01:02:15,368 in nine months to get a pharmacy degree. 1328 01:02:23,543 --> 01:02:25,612 You'll need an ambulance to transfer him 1329 01:02:25,645 --> 01:02:29,349 from the hospital, a plane that will accommodate 1330 01:02:29,382 --> 01:02:32,752 a medical transfer, his meds, a drip, 1331 01:02:32,786 --> 01:02:36,156 emergency oxygen, and a doctor to accompany him. 1332 01:02:37,624 --> 01:02:39,926 There is no way that we can afford all that. 1333 01:02:44,097 --> 01:02:48,301 When you have met these conditions for his safe transport, 1334 01:02:48,335 --> 01:02:50,737 I'll be glad to sign for his release. 1335 01:03:00,814 --> 01:03:03,483 (siren wailing) 1336 01:03:10,557 --> 01:03:15,295 (woman talking indistinctly on intercom) 1337 01:03:33,680 --> 01:03:36,683 (suspenseful music) 1338 01:04:20,560 --> 01:04:22,562 Can I help you? 1339 01:04:22,595 --> 01:04:24,064 Radiology... 1340 01:04:24,097 --> 01:04:24,898 My son needs an X-ray. 1341 01:04:24,931 --> 01:04:26,065 Let me see your lab slip. 1342 01:04:26,066 --> 01:04:27,534 I'll tell you exactly where to go. 1343 01:04:27,567 --> 01:04:28,835 Oh, huh. 1344 01:04:28,868 --> 01:04:30,870 I must've left that down in emergency. 1345 01:04:33,206 --> 01:04:35,375 Take the elevator to the first floor, follow the signs. 1346 01:04:35,408 --> 01:04:36,676 Okay, thanks. 1347 01:04:47,887 --> 01:04:48,922 (woman laughs) 1348 01:04:48,955 --> 01:04:49,823 How did that go? 1349 01:04:49,856 --> 01:04:53,259 It went really well, actually. 1350 01:05:22,288 --> 01:05:25,792 Ma'am? (elevator bell dings) 1351 01:05:25,825 --> 01:05:26,825 Ma'am. 1352 01:05:36,069 --> 01:05:36,803 Security. 1353 01:05:36,836 --> 01:05:39,272 (elevator bell dings) 1354 01:05:39,305 --> 01:05:41,808 (tense music) 1355 01:05:55,555 --> 01:05:57,724 Ma'am, ma'am, excuse me. 1356 01:06:06,032 --> 01:06:10,737 (woman talking indistinctly on intercom) 1357 01:06:13,273 --> 01:06:14,383 Do you know what would have happened 1358 01:06:14,407 --> 01:06:16,242 if he hadn't stopped you? 1359 01:06:16,276 --> 01:06:18,878 Yeah, I'd be on a plane to Baltimore. 1360 01:06:21,748 --> 01:06:23,048 When he was discovered missing, 1361 01:06:23,049 --> 01:06:25,485 an all points bulletin would have gone out. 1362 01:06:25,518 --> 01:06:26,753 What? 1363 01:06:26,786 --> 01:06:27,754 My arrest? 1364 01:06:27,787 --> 01:06:28,722 Yes. 1365 01:06:28,755 --> 01:06:30,090 I'm his mother. 1366 01:06:30,123 --> 01:06:31,057 It doesn't matter. 1367 01:06:31,091 --> 01:06:32,134 You could have been charged with kidnapping 1368 01:06:32,158 --> 01:06:33,126 and child endangerment. 1369 01:06:33,159 --> 01:06:34,461 You could've lost custody. 1370 01:06:35,595 --> 01:06:36,663 What? 1371 01:06:36,696 --> 01:06:38,641 The institution can petition for legal guardianship 1372 01:06:38,665 --> 01:06:40,333 of any child whose interest and well-being 1373 01:06:40,367 --> 01:06:43,169 they feel aren't being served by his parents, 1374 01:06:43,203 --> 01:06:44,804 and the courts usually grant it. 1375 01:06:45,705 --> 01:06:47,941 Well, what if I feel that his interests 1376 01:06:47,974 --> 01:06:50,075 are not being served by the institution? 1377 01:06:50,076 --> 01:06:52,979 What if I feel that he's actually being harmed 1378 01:06:53,079 --> 01:06:55,348 by the whole, you know, system? 1379 01:06:55,382 --> 01:06:58,752 What if I just can't sit here and watch him fade away? 1380 01:07:00,120 --> 01:07:01,688 Don't I have a right? 1381 01:07:01,721 --> 01:07:03,022 Don't I? 1382 01:07:03,023 --> 01:07:04,858 To try to protect my own child? 1383 01:07:06,259 --> 01:07:08,128 I shouldn't be telling you this. 1384 01:07:09,229 --> 01:07:10,830 I could get in a lot of trouble. 1385 01:07:11,898 --> 01:07:14,200 We had a staff meeting this afternoon. 1386 01:07:14,234 --> 01:07:16,069 Dr. Abbasac discussed your plans 1387 01:07:16,102 --> 01:07:18,104 to take Robbie to Baltimore. 1388 01:07:18,138 --> 01:07:19,472 She believes you're losing it, 1389 01:07:19,506 --> 01:07:21,775 that your judgment's impaired. 1390 01:07:21,808 --> 01:07:23,586 And after tonight, they have all the evidence they need. 1391 01:07:23,610 --> 01:07:27,080 Oh, they're not talkin' about Robbie away from me. 1392 01:07:27,113 --> 01:07:28,748 She's on her way down here now. 1393 01:07:28,782 --> 01:07:31,451 It might be best if you were gone when she gets here. 1394 01:07:41,061 --> 01:07:43,196 I don't agree with the doctor. 1395 01:07:43,229 --> 01:07:45,064 I think you know your child better than any of us 1396 01:07:45,065 --> 01:07:49,402 and you're just trying to do what's right for him. 1397 01:07:49,436 --> 01:07:51,738 A lot of kids get well here. 1398 01:07:53,340 --> 01:07:54,741 But Robbie's not. 1399 01:08:23,903 --> 01:08:25,472 Come on! 1400 01:08:25,505 --> 01:08:29,042 (horse neighing) 1401 01:08:29,075 --> 01:08:31,811 (dramatic music) 1402 01:08:54,567 --> 01:08:56,569 So even though we missed the appointment, 1403 01:08:56,603 --> 01:08:58,938 I went back to the library and I looked it up again. 1404 01:08:58,972 --> 01:09:01,741 And all these doctors had the same results. 1405 01:09:01,775 --> 01:09:03,877 About a third of the kids that stick with the diet 1406 01:09:03,910 --> 01:09:05,578 have their seizures go away. 1407 01:09:07,113 --> 01:09:09,249 And another third are significantly improved. 1408 01:09:09,282 --> 01:09:10,282 Look. 1409 01:09:11,084 --> 01:09:12,485 1927. 1410 01:09:12,519 --> 01:09:15,255 Dr. Hemholtz from the Mayo Clinic. 1411 01:09:15,288 --> 01:09:16,288 1937. 1412 01:09:17,891 --> 01:09:22,362 That's Dr. Wilkins from Johns Hopkins. 1413 01:09:22,395 --> 01:09:25,932 And 1954, 1973. 1414 01:09:26,032 --> 01:09:28,768 Dr. Livingston from Hopkins. 1415 01:09:28,802 --> 01:09:32,605 And 1963, Dr. Keith from the Mayo Clinic. 1416 01:09:32,639 --> 01:09:34,574 And 1989, and... 1417 01:09:34,607 --> 01:09:37,711 We're talking a couple thousand kids here. 1418 01:09:37,744 --> 01:09:38,878 And look, look. 1419 01:09:39,946 --> 01:09:41,181 Just last year. 1420 01:09:41,214 --> 01:09:43,550 Published 1992. 1421 01:09:43,583 --> 01:09:44,584 Johns Hopkins. 1422 01:09:44,617 --> 01:09:46,753 They took 58 of the sickest kids, 1423 01:09:46,786 --> 01:09:48,321 put them on the ketogenic diet, 1424 01:09:50,423 --> 01:09:53,059 and almost a third of 'em had their seizures go away. 1425 01:09:54,427 --> 01:09:56,062 The 1920s? 1426 01:09:57,163 --> 01:09:59,799 How many kids like Robbie have there been since then? 1427 01:09:59,833 --> 01:10:01,901 I mean, how many children have been given drugs 1428 01:10:01,935 --> 01:10:04,938 and operated on, and not one of them was told of this diet? 1429 01:10:05,839 --> 01:10:07,474 Something doesn't make sense. 1430 01:10:07,507 --> 01:10:08,985 I mean, if all the doctors we've talked to 1431 01:10:09,009 --> 01:10:11,111 know about this kenogenic diet- 1432 01:10:11,144 --> 01:10:13,480 Ketogenic. Ketogenic diet. 1433 01:10:13,513 --> 01:10:15,124 Even if they don't like it for some reason, 1434 01:10:15,148 --> 01:10:17,550 don't they at least have to tell us about it? 1435 01:10:17,584 --> 01:10:20,653 Can they really censor information like this? 1436 01:10:20,687 --> 01:10:22,322 How can there be joint decision making 1437 01:10:22,355 --> 01:10:25,592 if they don't give us the information, tell us options? 1438 01:10:25,625 --> 01:10:27,694 Didn't you say Jim Peterson talked 1439 01:10:27,727 --> 01:10:29,896 with a bunch of his neurologist friends about Robbie, 1440 01:10:29,929 --> 01:10:32,499 and not one of them mentioned a diet? 1441 01:10:32,532 --> 01:10:33,532 That's right. 1442 01:10:35,535 --> 01:10:36,903 Just drugs. 1443 01:10:36,936 --> 01:10:38,304 And surgery. 1444 01:10:38,338 --> 01:10:40,140 If this stands any chance of working, 1445 01:10:40,173 --> 01:10:42,709 let alone a one in three chance 1446 01:10:42,742 --> 01:10:45,111 of stopping his seizures altogether... 1447 01:10:48,148 --> 01:10:50,116 Why would they rob us of that hope? 1448 01:10:56,756 --> 01:10:59,426 (phone ringing) 1449 01:11:01,895 --> 01:11:03,096 Dave Reimuller. 1450 01:11:10,403 --> 01:11:11,403 We'll be there. 1451 01:11:13,273 --> 01:11:14,941 Meeting with Abbasac in an hour. 1452 01:11:16,943 --> 01:11:21,181 Oh. 1453 01:11:22,349 --> 01:11:23,817 I'll meet you. 1454 01:11:23,850 --> 01:11:26,085 Don't see anyone until I get there. 1455 01:11:26,086 --> 01:11:28,121 I'll meet you in an hour. 1456 01:11:49,642 --> 01:11:50,642 Hi. 1457 01:11:51,511 --> 01:11:53,613 Dave tells me I might be of some help to you. 1458 01:11:56,249 --> 01:11:57,817 (knocking on door) 1459 01:11:57,851 --> 01:11:58,851 Come in. 1460 01:12:04,958 --> 01:12:07,059 There's no need for you to have an attorney present. 1461 01:12:07,060 --> 01:12:08,504 Oh, I'm not a lawyer, I'm a friend of the family. 1462 01:12:08,528 --> 01:12:09,829 This is Jim Peterson. 1463 01:12:09,863 --> 01:12:11,197 Dr. Abbasac. 1464 01:12:11,231 --> 01:12:13,333 This is Dr. Alison, the pediatric neurosurgeon 1465 01:12:13,366 --> 01:12:14,167 I mentioned to Lori. 1466 01:12:14,200 --> 01:12:15,702 How do you do? Hi. 1467 01:12:17,470 --> 01:12:18,470 Please, sit down. 1468 01:12:20,373 --> 01:12:25,345 I examined Robbie this morning and reviewed his record. 1469 01:12:25,545 --> 01:12:28,848 We have his procedure scheduled for tomorrow morning. 1470 01:12:28,882 --> 01:12:30,326 I'll just need the signed consent form I gave you 1471 01:12:30,350 --> 01:12:32,218 so we can process the paperwork. 1472 01:12:34,988 --> 01:12:37,323 The Reimullers have decided to go in another direction. 1473 01:12:37,357 --> 01:12:38,401 They're gonna enroll their son 1474 01:12:38,425 --> 01:12:40,727 in the ketogenic diet program at Johns Hopkins. 1475 01:12:43,763 --> 01:12:47,200 I told Lori what conditions for safe transfer must be met, 1476 01:12:47,233 --> 01:12:50,003 including a medical doctor to accompany Robbie. 1477 01:12:50,103 --> 01:12:51,971 Now, I personally don't know of a single M.D. 1478 01:12:52,005 --> 01:12:53,416 who would endorse the kind of foolishness 1479 01:12:53,440 --> 01:12:55,875 she's proposing to subject her son to. 1480 01:12:55,909 --> 01:12:57,477 Of course you don't. 1481 01:12:57,510 --> 01:12:59,422 Since so many in our profession choose not to look 1482 01:12:59,446 --> 01:13:01,147 beyond the limits of drugs and surgery. 1483 01:13:01,181 --> 01:13:03,683 It's what made me change careers. 1484 01:13:03,717 --> 01:13:05,352 But I've kept my medical license current. 1485 01:13:05,385 --> 01:13:06,619 You're a physician? 1486 01:13:06,653 --> 01:13:09,622 We'll meet your conditions for Robbie's safe transfer. 1487 01:13:09,656 --> 01:13:11,257 I'll accompany him to Baltimore. 1488 01:13:15,095 --> 01:13:16,896 I assume you've spoken to Johns Hopkins 1489 01:13:16,930 --> 01:13:18,164 about these arrangements? 1490 01:13:20,433 --> 01:13:23,370 I have, and the arrangements have been made. 1491 01:13:23,403 --> 01:13:24,604 They're expecting us. 1492 01:13:25,939 --> 01:13:29,074 Dr. Peterson? 1493 01:13:29,075 --> 01:13:30,543 I assume you know all the evidence 1494 01:13:30,577 --> 01:13:33,580 in favor of the ketogenic diet is anecdotal. 1495 01:13:33,613 --> 01:13:37,350 There is absolutely no scientific evidence this diet works. 1496 01:13:37,384 --> 01:13:38,852 When you say scientific evidence, 1497 01:13:38,885 --> 01:13:42,322 if you mean double-blind studies, then I have to ask you, 1498 01:13:42,355 --> 01:13:44,233 where are the double-blind studies on the effects 1499 01:13:44,257 --> 01:13:45,735 of the interactions between all the drugs 1500 01:13:45,759 --> 01:13:46,793 you've had Robbie on? 1501 01:13:48,094 --> 01:13:50,130 Where are the studies on the surgery you'll propose 1502 01:13:50,163 --> 01:13:52,799 as a result of the electrocorticogram? 1503 01:13:52,832 --> 01:13:55,535 Dr. Abbasac, to arbitrarily pretend 1504 01:13:55,568 --> 01:13:58,571 that your treatments for epilepsy are science 1505 01:13:58,605 --> 01:14:00,607 and then argue against a ketogenic diet 1506 01:14:00,640 --> 01:14:03,209 seems to me to be the cruelest of double standards. 1507 01:14:04,411 --> 01:14:05,779 When you and I became doctors, 1508 01:14:05,812 --> 01:14:09,282 we swore an oath that said, "First do no harm." 1509 01:14:09,315 --> 01:14:10,626 Now, if these folks wanna try to control 1510 01:14:10,650 --> 01:14:13,119 their son's seizures by changing what he eats 1511 01:14:13,153 --> 01:14:15,789 instead of drugs and surgery, well, 1512 01:14:15,822 --> 01:14:17,457 I think they deserve that chance. 1513 01:14:18,825 --> 01:14:21,428 (solemn music) 1514 01:14:26,800 --> 01:14:30,970 Dr. Abbasac gave the order to pull him off the paraldehyde 1515 01:14:31,071 --> 01:14:33,873 to prevent respiratory problems while he's traveling. 1516 01:14:33,907 --> 01:14:35,351 Hopefully there'll still be enough left 1517 01:14:35,375 --> 01:14:37,243 in his blood to keep him from seizing. 1518 01:14:40,413 --> 01:14:42,148 I put in for a couple of vacation days, 1519 01:14:42,182 --> 01:14:45,084 and my supervisor's pulling together 1520 01:14:45,085 --> 01:14:46,386 the meds he'll need for the trip. 1521 01:14:47,754 --> 01:14:50,156 You're goin' with us, then? 1522 01:14:51,324 --> 01:14:54,561 Things don't fall into place the way this has... 1523 01:14:54,594 --> 01:14:57,097 Dr. Peterson offering to go with you... 1524 01:14:57,130 --> 01:15:00,166 Another space opening up for Robbie at the clinic... 1525 01:15:00,200 --> 01:15:02,435 Unless they're meant to be. 1526 01:15:03,837 --> 01:15:06,639 Besides, I think Dr. Peterson is volunteering 1527 01:15:06,673 --> 01:15:09,041 his degree, not his expertise. 1528 01:15:09,042 --> 01:15:11,678 If something should go wrong, he'd need me. 1529 01:15:11,711 --> 01:15:15,815 I haven't seen a doctor insert an IV in 15 years. 1530 01:15:23,957 --> 01:15:24,758 Hey! 1531 01:15:24,791 --> 01:15:26,192 Found a place for you to stay. 1532 01:15:26,226 --> 01:15:28,762 (Lori gasps) Free! 1533 01:15:28,795 --> 01:15:30,630 Holy Sisters of Saint Francis? 1534 01:15:30,663 --> 01:15:31,464 Mm! 1535 01:15:31,498 --> 01:15:32,699 My sister was a novice there. 1536 01:15:32,732 --> 01:15:35,402 She says the nuns are very nice, 1537 01:15:35,435 --> 01:15:37,837 even though they don't talk. 1538 01:15:37,871 --> 01:15:40,240 Mom in a silent convent? 1539 01:15:40,273 --> 01:15:42,275 Well, it could happen. 1540 01:15:45,945 --> 01:15:47,280 Come on, buddy. 1541 01:15:47,313 --> 01:15:48,313 Whoa! 1542 01:15:49,616 --> 01:15:53,486 We're goin' on an airplane, you know that? 1543 01:15:53,520 --> 01:15:55,088 Big, big, big one. 1544 01:16:00,460 --> 01:16:02,929 I'm excited, Mommy. 1545 01:16:06,533 --> 01:16:08,501 You know that I believe in my bones 1546 01:16:08,535 --> 01:16:09,903 what you're doing is wrong. 1547 01:16:11,371 --> 01:16:12,371 I know you do. 1548 01:16:15,909 --> 01:16:17,520 I've been told more than once over the years 1549 01:16:17,544 --> 01:16:19,946 that I'm not the easiest person to deal with. 1550 01:16:22,515 --> 01:16:24,751 I hope you're not sacrificing this beautiful child 1551 01:16:24,784 --> 01:16:26,820 to a personality conflict with me. 1552 01:16:30,924 --> 01:16:32,792 He's my boy, and I'm his mom. 1553 01:16:32,826 --> 01:16:34,694 I'm just doing what I think is right. 1554 01:16:36,930 --> 01:16:38,798 If it were your child, can you honestly say 1555 01:16:38,832 --> 01:16:40,233 you'd do anything different? 1556 01:16:47,974 --> 01:16:49,418 I'll be sending you little bird kisses. 1557 01:16:49,442 --> 01:16:51,344 Hope you get to ride in a jumbo jet. 1558 01:16:56,082 --> 01:16:57,817 I'll take care of him. 1559 01:16:57,851 --> 01:16:59,085 Be nice to the nuns. 1560 01:17:11,031 --> 01:17:11,831 Bye, Robbie. 1561 01:17:11,865 --> 01:17:13,533 Have a good flight! 1562 01:17:16,803 --> 01:17:17,804 Good luck, squirt. 1563 01:17:29,249 --> 01:17:31,518 (Robbie whimpering) 1564 01:17:31,551 --> 01:17:33,386 Put this underneath. 1565 01:17:36,222 --> 01:17:37,190 It's okay. 1566 01:17:37,223 --> 01:17:38,191 It's already been 15 minutes. 1567 01:17:38,224 --> 01:17:40,760 Should we give him some Valium intramuscularly? 1568 01:17:40,794 --> 01:17:41,795 That's it. 1569 01:17:43,430 --> 01:17:44,430 He's okay. 1570 01:17:46,132 --> 01:17:47,701 That's it, sweetie. 1571 01:18:07,320 --> 01:18:08,488 Hi. May I help you? 1572 01:18:08,521 --> 01:18:10,357 I'm Lori Reimuller. 1573 01:18:13,159 --> 01:18:15,895 Oh, yes, Mrs. Reimuller. 1574 01:18:15,929 --> 01:18:17,864 Your son's appointment was two days ago. 1575 01:18:17,897 --> 01:18:18,898 I know, I know, I know. 1576 01:18:18,932 --> 01:18:21,267 But this was the soonest that we could get here. 1577 01:18:22,202 --> 01:18:23,436 I'm sorry. 1578 01:18:23,470 --> 01:18:26,072 Don't you remember I told you very clearly on the phone, 1579 01:18:26,106 --> 01:18:28,608 we have no appointment openings with Dr. Freeman 1580 01:18:28,641 --> 01:18:32,044 or available beds in our hospital program. 1581 01:18:32,045 --> 01:18:33,613 He has to be in the hospital. 1582 01:18:33,646 --> 01:18:35,591 He just transferred out of pediatric intensive care 1583 01:18:35,615 --> 01:18:36,615 to come here. 1584 01:18:38,585 --> 01:18:39,585 Wait here. 1585 01:18:48,161 --> 01:18:50,063 What do we got here? 1586 01:18:50,096 --> 01:18:52,064 Oh, this is Robbie Reimuller. 1587 01:18:52,065 --> 01:18:52,966 I'm his mom. 1588 01:18:53,066 --> 01:18:56,136 I have his medical records. I've seen them. 1589 01:18:56,169 --> 01:18:57,837 As my receptionist told you, there are 1590 01:18:57,871 --> 01:18:59,472 no more beds in the clinic. 1591 01:19:01,007 --> 01:19:02,284 Please, you're not gonna tell me 1592 01:19:02,308 --> 01:19:04,110 after we've come all this way that we have to 1593 01:19:04,144 --> 01:19:07,247 turn around and go back. 1594 01:19:12,085 --> 01:19:14,821 It's of the utmost importance that the ketogenic diet 1595 01:19:14,854 --> 01:19:17,691 be started under strict medical supervision. 1596 01:19:17,724 --> 01:19:18,792 There are risks. 1597 01:19:18,825 --> 01:19:21,027 Do you have a place nearby to stay? 1598 01:19:21,061 --> 01:19:22,095 Yes, yes. 1599 01:19:22,128 --> 01:19:23,329 Five minutes away. 1600 01:19:23,363 --> 01:19:24,731 No needles. 1601 01:19:24,764 --> 01:19:25,764 Follow. 1602 01:19:26,566 --> 01:19:28,034 When was his last meal? 1603 01:19:29,135 --> 01:19:30,770 Breakfast, this morning. 1604 01:19:30,804 --> 01:19:31,804 Push. 1605 01:19:33,106 --> 01:19:34,274 That's it, then. 1606 01:19:34,307 --> 01:19:37,043 No more food for two days and then we'll start the diet. 1607 01:19:39,112 --> 01:19:40,680 You know, they took him off paraldehyde 1608 01:19:40,714 --> 01:19:42,282 to make the trip out here. 1609 01:19:42,315 --> 01:19:43,783 And the place where we're staying 1610 01:19:43,817 --> 01:19:46,586 isn't really set up for a sick child. 1611 01:19:46,619 --> 01:19:49,923 He wants to be treated like a normal healthy boy. 1612 01:19:49,956 --> 01:19:52,292 Do that, starting now. 1613 01:19:55,061 --> 01:19:56,663 I've been on an airplane. 1614 01:19:58,064 --> 01:19:59,299 And how'd you like that? 1615 01:20:00,367 --> 01:20:01,367 Fun. 1616 01:20:08,441 --> 01:20:09,676 I'm sorry. 1617 01:20:09,709 --> 01:20:12,645 I thought he would be staying in the hospital. 1618 01:20:12,679 --> 01:20:14,881 I wouldn't ask you except that we don't have 1619 01:20:14,914 --> 01:20:15,949 anyplace else to go. 1620 01:20:17,751 --> 01:20:20,820 No male has ever slept on these premises. 1621 01:20:27,894 --> 01:20:30,463 If you can manage with the simple essentials, 1622 01:20:31,498 --> 01:20:34,434 you're both welcome to stay with us as long as you need to. 1623 01:20:35,902 --> 01:20:36,902 Thank you. 1624 01:20:37,737 --> 01:20:39,706 Sister Josephine will show you to your room. 1625 01:20:39,739 --> 01:20:40,840 Can I have a minute? 1626 01:20:44,110 --> 01:20:46,680 (solemn music) 1627 01:20:48,715 --> 01:20:51,651 If he gets bad, you be sure and call 911. 1628 01:20:51,685 --> 01:20:55,088 The hospital can always find a bed on an emergency basis. 1629 01:20:57,090 --> 01:21:01,661 I know sorry doesn't begin to cover it, but... 1630 01:21:03,563 --> 01:21:05,932 You understand if anything had happened, 1631 01:21:05,965 --> 01:21:07,834 Marisha could've lost her livelihood. 1632 01:21:22,916 --> 01:21:24,160 I wonder if you'll ever know how lucky you are 1633 01:21:24,184 --> 01:21:26,219 to have this lady for a mother. 1634 01:21:33,860 --> 01:21:35,295 There you go, buddy. 1635 01:21:35,328 --> 01:21:36,328 Hey. 1636 01:21:39,265 --> 01:21:40,433 Thanks, Jim. 1637 01:21:45,338 --> 01:21:46,338 Okay. 1638 01:22:04,691 --> 01:22:06,259 Hi. Good morning. 1639 01:22:06,292 --> 01:22:08,261 How's everything going so far? 1640 01:22:08,294 --> 01:22:09,294 Good! 1641 01:22:10,363 --> 01:22:11,731 I dreaded the fast. 1642 01:22:11,765 --> 01:22:15,368 I thought he'd be beggin' me for food, but so far he's not. 1643 01:22:15,402 --> 01:22:20,373 He has had seizures the last two days, but only small ones. 1644 01:22:21,174 --> 01:22:23,176 I don't know if it's my imagination or not, 1645 01:22:23,209 --> 01:22:27,079 but his whole body seems more relaxed. 1646 01:22:27,080 --> 01:22:29,516 Many parents notice positive changes 1647 01:22:29,549 --> 01:22:31,384 during the fasting period. 1648 01:22:31,418 --> 01:22:33,420 Fasting rests the body. 1649 01:22:33,453 --> 01:22:34,988 Now, you'll know within a month 1650 01:22:35,088 --> 01:22:37,323 whether the diet is gonna work for Robbie, 1651 01:22:37,357 --> 01:22:39,192 and if it does, you'll need to keep him on it 1652 01:22:39,225 --> 01:22:40,794 for a period of two to three years 1653 01:22:40,827 --> 01:22:43,463 before returning him back to a normal diet. 1654 01:22:43,496 --> 01:22:44,831 Okay. 1655 01:22:44,864 --> 01:22:47,334 To be effective, the ketogenic diet 1656 01:22:47,367 --> 01:22:49,969 must be rigidly controlled. 1657 01:22:50,003 --> 01:22:52,872 Each meal is precalculated, and all foods 1658 01:22:52,906 --> 01:22:54,307 are weighed on a gram scale. 1659 01:22:54,341 --> 01:22:55,909 Right. It's difficult. 1660 01:22:57,110 --> 01:23:00,146 Well, is it more difficult than watchin' your kid 1661 01:23:00,180 --> 01:23:02,482 have a hundred seizures a day? 1662 01:23:02,515 --> 01:23:05,352 I've been teaching and administering the ketogenic diet 1663 01:23:05,385 --> 01:23:10,390 here at Hopkins since 1949, to well over 500 patients. 1664 01:23:10,957 --> 01:23:13,560 I've never seen a parent, win, lose, or draw, 1665 01:23:13,593 --> 01:23:15,729 that regrets having given it a try. 1666 01:23:18,264 --> 01:23:19,232 (gentle music) 1667 01:23:19,265 --> 01:23:21,968 Dear Dave, Lynn and Mark. 1668 01:23:22,068 --> 01:23:23,370 This is day five. 1669 01:23:24,404 --> 01:23:25,705 I'm holding my breath. 1670 01:23:26,539 --> 01:23:30,944 No seizures for three whole days. 1671 01:23:30,977 --> 01:23:32,712 Not one. 1672 01:23:32,746 --> 01:23:34,214 I guess it could be the drugs, 1673 01:23:34,247 --> 01:23:36,616 but we already started to take them away. 1674 01:23:36,649 --> 01:23:38,985 The plate is already weighed and I'm gonna 1675 01:23:39,085 --> 01:23:41,287 weigh out 17 grams... 1676 01:23:41,321 --> 01:23:43,390 Mrs. Kelly, the dietician here, 1677 01:23:43,423 --> 01:23:47,160 she's been so enthusiastic and helpful. 1678 01:23:47,193 --> 01:23:49,729 She treats us like we were her first patients. 1679 01:23:49,763 --> 01:23:52,097 It's hard to believe she's been doin' this 1680 01:23:52,098 --> 01:23:53,800 for over 40 years. 1681 01:23:58,705 --> 01:24:01,307 I wanna know how good it tastes. 1682 01:24:01,341 --> 01:24:02,609 He loves bacon. 1683 01:24:02,642 --> 01:24:05,378 Robbie's meals are actually much better looking 1684 01:24:05,412 --> 01:24:08,515 than I thought, and he wolfs 'em down. 1685 01:24:09,516 --> 01:24:10,516 Matthew 17. 1686 01:24:11,551 --> 01:24:14,688 "A man came to Him saying, 'Lord, have mercy on my son, 1687 01:24:14,721 --> 01:24:17,590 for he has epilepsy and suffers severely. 1688 01:24:17,624 --> 01:24:20,493 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and he came out of him, 1689 01:24:20,527 --> 01:24:23,463 and the child was cured from that very hour. 1690 01:24:23,496 --> 01:24:26,132 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, 1691 01:24:26,166 --> 01:24:28,535 'Why could not we cast him out?' 1692 01:24:28,568 --> 01:24:31,271 And Jesus said, 'This kind does not go out 1693 01:24:31,304 --> 01:24:34,441 except by prayer and fasting.'" 1694 01:24:34,474 --> 01:24:36,075 Let us pray. 1695 01:24:36,076 --> 01:24:39,913 Father, we ask Your blessing on this child, Robbie, 1696 01:24:39,946 --> 01:24:42,649 that he may come forth from sickness into health, 1697 01:24:42,682 --> 01:24:44,584 to live as Your servant in wholeness... 1698 01:24:44,617 --> 01:24:46,086 The nuns are so good to us. 1699 01:24:46,119 --> 01:24:48,488 They really made us feel welcome. 1700 01:24:48,521 --> 01:24:51,558 And we're trying not to disrupt their lives too much. 1701 01:24:53,626 --> 01:24:54,761 Roast beef. 1702 01:24:54,794 --> 01:24:56,796 I'm almost afraid to say this, 1703 01:24:57,864 --> 01:24:59,332 but I think this is working. 1704 01:24:59,366 --> 01:25:02,235 Tonight we have a choice. 1705 01:25:02,268 --> 01:25:03,268 I know it is. 1706 01:25:04,704 --> 01:25:07,073 Dave, I keep remembering the questions you asked 1707 01:25:07,107 --> 01:25:10,443 about the doctors censoring information 1708 01:25:10,477 --> 01:25:12,245 and robbing us even of hope. 1709 01:25:14,381 --> 01:25:16,616 And I keep wondering, what could have gone 1710 01:25:16,649 --> 01:25:18,952 so horribly wrong with this whole system? 1711 01:25:24,290 --> 01:25:26,593 Hey, I'll race ya! 1712 01:25:26,626 --> 01:25:28,128 We gave 'em our son. 1713 01:25:28,161 --> 01:25:29,329 We gave 'em our trust. 1714 01:25:29,362 --> 01:25:32,165 We damn near had to give 'em our home. 1715 01:25:33,066 --> 01:25:36,670 But instead of giving us the simplest information, 1716 01:25:36,703 --> 01:25:41,374 they abused Robbie, and they almost destroyed us all. 1717 01:25:41,408 --> 01:25:42,909 Yay, I won! 1718 01:25:42,942 --> 01:25:43,942 I won! 1719 01:25:45,211 --> 01:25:47,147 Not that any of'em will ever ask, 1720 01:25:47,180 --> 01:25:51,618 but I wonder if they have any idea of the pain they caused. 1721 01:25:51,651 --> 01:25:54,154 And I wonder if someday I'm gonna be able 1722 01:25:54,187 --> 01:25:57,290 to find in my heart a way to get past the anger 1723 01:25:58,725 --> 01:25:59,926 and feel forgiveness. 1724 01:26:02,429 --> 01:26:04,397 I don't know, Dave. 1725 01:26:04,431 --> 01:26:05,532 I don't know. 1726 01:26:10,403 --> 01:26:11,403 Hello? 1727 01:26:12,672 --> 01:26:14,207 Is everything okay? 1728 01:26:14,240 --> 01:26:15,240 Yeah, we're fine. 1729 01:26:19,279 --> 01:26:20,279 How's Robbie doing? 1730 01:26:21,348 --> 01:26:22,348 Well... 1731 01:26:25,485 --> 01:26:27,654 He's almost our old kid again. 1732 01:26:29,522 --> 01:26:32,325 I think he's comin' back to us, Dave. 1733 01:26:32,359 --> 01:26:33,359 Oh. 1734 01:26:37,097 --> 01:26:38,598 I miss you so much. 1735 01:26:40,066 --> 01:26:41,301 I miss you too. 1736 01:26:42,869 --> 01:26:43,869 I miss us. 1737 01:26:46,673 --> 01:26:47,707 Do you miss us? 1738 01:26:48,908 --> 01:26:51,745 Oh boy, do I miss us. 1739 01:26:57,384 --> 01:26:58,384 Tell me. 1740 01:26:59,753 --> 01:27:02,088 Dave, we're in a convent here. 1741 01:27:04,090 --> 01:27:06,359 Give the nuns something to remember you by. 1742 01:27:07,694 --> 01:27:10,864 (marching band music) 1743 01:27:49,102 --> 01:27:50,102 Woo! 1744 01:27:51,304 --> 01:27:54,574 You see him anywhere? I don't see him. 1745 01:28:03,216 --> 01:28:04,384 Hey, squirt! 1746 01:28:05,318 --> 01:28:07,754 Good goin', but you need to hang on. 1747 01:28:07,787 --> 01:28:08,822 I don't need to. 1748 01:28:08,855 --> 01:28:09,855 I'm big! 1749 01:28:13,193 --> 01:28:14,193 Gotcha! 1750 01:28:45,859 --> 01:28:50,864 Hi, Mom and Dad! Hi, sweetie! 1751 01:28:52,532 --> 01:28:55,101 (gentle music) 1752 01:29:00,373 --> 01:29:04,244 ♪ Somewhere ♪ 1753 01:29:04,277 --> 01:29:09,282 ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ 1754 01:29:10,350 --> 01:29:15,355 ♪ Way up high ♪ 1755 01:29:16,856 --> 01:29:21,026 ♪ There's a land ♪ 1756 01:29:21,027 --> 01:29:24,898 ♪ That I heard of ♪ 1757 01:29:24,931 --> 01:29:27,934 ♪ Once in a lullaby ♪ 1758 01:29:32,038 --> 01:29:33,273 Not much of a view, huh? 1759 01:29:33,306 --> 01:29:37,410 ♪ Somewhere ♪ 1760 01:29:37,444 --> 01:29:42,415 ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ 1761 01:29:42,782 --> 01:29:45,518 ♪ Skies are blue ♪ 1762 01:29:46,453 --> 01:29:47,453 Security. 1763 01:29:50,156 --> 01:29:54,627 ♪ And those dreams ♪ 1764 01:29:54,661 --> 01:29:58,064 ♪ That you dare to dream ♪ 1765 01:29:59,699 --> 01:30:03,303 Hold him just like that. ♪ They really do come true ♪ 1766 01:30:05,038 --> 01:30:09,876 ♪ Someday I'll wish upon a star ♪ 1767 01:30:09,909 --> 01:30:12,078 ♪ And I'll wake up ♪ 1768 01:30:12,112 --> 01:30:14,614 ♪ Where the clouds are far behind me ♪ 1769 01:30:14,647 --> 01:30:15,647 Rawr. 1770 01:30:17,984 --> 01:30:21,855 ♪ Oh, yes ♪ 1771 01:30:21,888 --> 01:30:26,760 ♪ Where troubles melt like lemon drops ♪ 1772 01:30:26,793 --> 01:30:29,696 ♪ Way above the chimney tops ♪ I've never seen a parent, 1773 01:30:29,729 --> 01:30:32,932 win, lose, or draw, that regrets having given it a try. 1774 01:30:32,966 --> 01:30:37,971 ♪ You'll find me ♪ 1775 01:30:38,672 --> 01:30:42,575 ♪ Gonna be somewhere ♪ 1776 01:30:42,609 --> 01:30:46,646 ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ 1777 01:30:46,680 --> 01:30:51,484 ♪ Oh ♪ 1778 01:30:51,518 --> 01:30:55,955 ♪ Where pretty little bluebirds fly ♪ 1779 01:30:55,989 --> 01:31:00,493 ♪ Birds fly ♪ 1780 01:31:00,527 --> 01:31:04,064 ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ 1781 01:31:04,097 --> 01:31:06,766 ♪ Why ♪ 1782 01:31:06,800 --> 01:31:10,570 ♪ Then oh why ♪ 1783 01:31:10,603 --> 01:31:12,772 ♪ Can't I ♪