Red Band Society

Charlie: You know how they say

"what doesn't kill you makes you stronger"?

Well, I'm up to 495 kills in "World of Warfare."

Not to brag, but my coma kind of made me a superhero.

That's the thing... the really great superheroes,

they all rise from catastrophe.

The Axis of Evil threatening the planet

made Wonder Woman rise up.

The Hulk was born out of a radiation spill,

and he became the strongest man on the planet.

Bruce Wayne's parents were shot down in front of him in cold blood,

and he became Batman.

Kal-El's world exploded... literally...

and he became Superman.

Something to think about when things look their darkest.

Another great thing about superheroes?

They always get the girl.

Hold on. Hold on.

- What's wrong? - I can't breathe.

Okay, I'm fine.

Oh, shh, shh, shh. I think I hear someone coming.

Like I told you, no one ever comes into this place.

Okay.

- Whoa! - Aaaaaaah!

Oh, God! Oh, my God!

Oh, God! Oh, God!

Kenji: Are you crazy?

You know better than to swap spit

with another cystic fibrosis patient.

All right, maybe I am crazy...

Crazy for love.

Lovesick, blinded by the light...

Okay, stop trying to distract Kenji

with '80s song lyrics.

You and Mae should not be in the same room,

let alone in a morgue.

In our defense, the supply closet was locked.

Okay, that is no excuse.

You know what? This is a democracy, all right?

Love will find its way. I'll text you.

Text me!

- You'll never keep us apart. - Yeah.

We'll never keep them apart.

I think we're gonna have to slaughter them.

Uh... that might be a little extreme.

No, I don't mean literally slaughter them.

I mean, we're gonna have to Jimmy slaughter them.

See, when my mom found out that I went to third base

with Jimmy slaughter,

she bombarded me with all these disgusting bodily facts

to keep me from going to home base.

Did it work?

For about a week.

- Well, that's all we need. - Mm-hmm.

Mae's here for another few days.

We just have to keep the lovebirds apart until then.

Your white blood cell count was great.

There's no sign of infection.

So the heart hasn't rejected me yet?

Well, technically, you would reject the heart.

But you haven't. It looks good.

It's been a full 48 hours,

so we're gonna get you back to your room.

And your mom is on her way there now.

If I don't make it,

I want you both to know I love you very much.

Is it me, or has Kara's new heart made her nicer?

- No, it's the morphine. -

If we're done here, I'm gonna run up to see Charlie.

Larry wants to run another round of tests.

"Larry"? You're on a first-name basis with Larry?

Is there something I should know?

No. No. No.

Brittany: Dr. McAndrew!

- Hey. Um... - Hey.

You wanted Jordi's new scans.

Yes. Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

I heard you and Dr. Grace got back together.

Uh...

I'm so sorry. I... I should have mentioned something first.

Why?

I also heard that Nurse Brumsfield's pug has arthritis.

So...

This is a workplace. You hear all kinds of things.

It's no big deal.

Thank you.

I didn't want things to be awkward with us.

Totally agree. Awkward is the worst.

This is something all of us superheroes

have to contend with... the mere mortals of the world

looking at us with desperate hope,

knowing if we can't save them, no one can.

Come on, Charlie. You can do it.

Let's give it another try.

I believe in you, buddy.

It's a lot of pressure.

They're all waiting to see me use my new superpower.

And here it comes, faster than a speeding bullet.

- Yes! - That's my boy!

Yes!

Your mom is gonna be so bummed she had to work this morning.

I mean, she was practically doing backflips

when he sipped water.

Now look at him.

Yes, his swallow reflex is coming along quite well.

I think we can safely say

that Charlie no longer requires a feeding tube.

Uh, so, what does that mean, exactly?

It means he can go home.

Oh, this is nice.

Mm.

Want to sit on the couch?

Sure.

- Hi. Good morning. - Hi.

Welcome to family weekend.

I'm Dr. Jeffries.

- Caroline. Yes. - Caroline?

- Jon Chota. - Hi, Jon. Nice to meet you.

- Hey, Emma. - Hi.

- Have a seat. - Sure.

Well, I'm very excited

to be starting on this journey together.

I find that these intensive therapy sessions

can be invaluable.

The truth is, when Emma came back this time,

it was a wake-up call for us, too.

We really had to re-examine our approach.

Well, I always thought

that family therapy would be a great idea.

I don't know why we haven't done it before.

But t... that doesn't matter.

W... what's important is that we're here now.

Be here now, right? That's what people say.

Mm-hmm.

I think what Caroline means

is we really want this to work.

- Mm-hmm. - Okay.

Well, we're gonna start with something fun and basic

called the trust fall.

It's just a way to make sure this feels like a safe place.

So, who wants to start?

Oh. I will.

Okay.

Come on up. Emma?

Emma, stand about here.

You're just gonna stand behind her.

Okay.

Just like that.

And you're gonna catch Emma as she falls back.

Okay.

Cross your arms.

Close your eyes.

I'm here.

Trust that your mom will catch you.

I can't do it.

What?

It's okay. It's all right.

What do you mean it's inoperable?

The cancer has moved to his lungs.

It's these dark spots here.

I can't get any clear margins.

So, what do we do?

Well, the good news is, we caught it early.

He was here, and it should be receptive to the chemotherapy.

It didn't do crap last time. What makes you think chemo will work now?

- Look, I know you had a bad reaction... - It didn't work.

The chemo didn't work.

You had to cut more of my leg off than you thought.

I know, but there are new types of chemotherapy,

and we're gonna try every single one of them

until one works.

And in the meantime, I'm looking into a new trial drug.

He could get into a trial?

I put his name in. He meets all the criteria.

And I'm gonna push like hell to make sure that happens.

Leo, this is not a death sentence.

You are a fighter,

and you're gonna kick this thing's ass,

just like you did last time.

Leo.

A trial usually means you're out of options.

Are we?

Is Leo out of options?

I think the trial's his best hope.

Um...

Leo never used his wish.

I remember his friend Sam had a wish to meet Maroon 5,

and his mom said how much comfort it brought them

seeing him so happy.

So, um...

Should I call the genies?

That's what I'd do.

Narrator: The passing of bodily fluids from one person to another...

I can't believe y'all got us watching this corny flick, man.

Seriously... we were born with a terminal disease.

Haven't we suffered enough?!

When the B. cepacia bug is transferred through the saliva

from one C.F. patient to another, it's deadly.

- - Shh! You're missing the best part!