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I have cancer.

What do you want me to say?

When did this happen?

A couple of days ago.

A couple of days ago?

You waited a couple of days to tell me?

I'm sorry. You're right.

Honey.

- I'm moving in.

- What? No. No, Mom. No.

- I'm your mother, Adam.

- No! Exactly. That's why.

And look, you already have enough

on your plate with him.

Who's gonna take you

to your appointments?

You don't even drive a car.

Who's gonna look after you?

Me.

I'm going to take care of him.

Mom. Mom! Mom!

- What are you doing?

- I'm gonna make you some green tea.

Can you just come back? Come sit down.

I heard on the Today show that

it reduces your risk of cancer by 15%.

Well, I already have cancer.

So, can you just please come

and sit down. Okay?

(DIANE CRYING)

- Hi, I'm looking for Dr. McKay.

- Second door down there.

(SIGHS)

Come in!

- Hi.

- Can I help you?

I'm supposed to have an appointment

with Dr. McKay?

Oh!

Sorry. (LAUGHS)

Please come in

and please call me Katherine. Hi.

- You're Dr. McKay.

- I am. Uh...

Well, have a seat. Sit down, please.

Sorry about this guy.

- You're Adam.

- Yeah.

And aren't you supposed to be wearing

an earth-toned sweater

and be like 65 or something?

Did someone say I looked like that?

No, no, no. I'm just... Sorry.

If you don't mind, how old are you?

- Twenty-four.

- You're 24. Wow!

So, what, are you like Doogie Howser

or something?

Who?

Doogie Howser? Teenage doctor.

- Does he work here?

- No, no.

I just meant you seem a little young

to be a doctor.

Technically I'm not a doctor yet.

I'm actually working on my doctorate.

- Okay.

- Yeah, this is a training hospital.

I see. So have you had very many patients?

My patient history is not...

- I'm your first patient, aren't I?

- (LAUGHS) No.

- No?

- No, not at all.

- Second?

- No.

Third?

Wow, okay, third.

How are the first two doing?

- Can't talk about that.

- Right.

So this is training for you?

It will be part of my dissertation.

Oh, so you write about all of this?

Don't worry, I don't use your real name.

(SCOFFS) Okay. That's fine.

Well, Dr. Ross

(CLEARS THROAT)

filled me in on your situation.

Yeah.

This must be incredibly difficult

that all this...

- How do you feel right now?

- Fine. Yeah, I feel...

I can't remember being so calm

in a long time.

That's a really common symptom

in patients like yourself.

Actually your body is in survival mode,

so what you're experiencing is shock.

What? I think I'm actually just fine.

Right, but that's why you're feeling

the sense of calm.

Would you describe what you're feeling

as a kind of numbness?

No, I'd describe it as fine.

- Because certain patients feel like...

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