Push

No?

- No. - Why?

Because I dunno.

- It's just hard thinking about past.

- I'm about to do something for the first time

Since I've been injured.

I'm going to meet my piano mentor, my professor.

I don't know if I can do it.

He's been such an important part of my life.

His approval means a lot.

And now I'm going to meet him after my injury.

And I don't want him to see me broken.

Ahh, fuck.

- I mean if you don't want to talk about it, I get it, but-

I don't know.

I'm quite an emotional morning, but I'm just stressed.

And, you know, that's it.

- Just a lot. Yeah, I get it.

Your professor... Strict?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

Very tough.

Like, for 10 years, he never said that I was doing good.

He said you were no good?

- When you really do good, the comment is,

"ah, it's not too bad."

Yeah.

That's for 10 years.

- You never get, like, a perfecto.

- Like, a good job? No, that never happens.

He's very severe, and he's just harsh.

But a lot of the things that he taught me helped me become the

Man I am today.

I entered, in the conservatory, I was 11 years old,

And I graduated,

I was 23.

He taught me discipline.

He taught me music.

His approval means a lot because I value his judgment.

- And so do you feel that the stress is also because he's

Probably never seen anything like this resonate.

Yeah.

Since my accident, I had to figure out a way to play the

Piano again to its full potential

With the use of the pedals.

And I developed a device called resonate,

Which allows me now to press the pedal through a mouth splinter.

It definitely has the potential.

I want to show him resonate because it's something important

That we need to bring to the world.

This road we are doing now?

Yeah.

- Is the road I was taking every time?

It's true.

You remember what you were before,

And you realize how different you are now.

I'm really scared to see him.

I wanted to text him for five years,

But I never had the courage to do so.

I want to see him, but at the same time, I'm pulling back.

But I want to show him that I'm adjusted, I have a business,

I'm happy, and I want to show him how I am now.

- Is this how you drive in edmonton?

- No. I stop for pedestrians in edmonton.

I have whiplash.

- It's going to be a tough day, I'm sure, but I got him.

We'll get through it.

See if I remember where to go.

That's the conservatory.

Holy shit!

- What? - What do you mean, what?

It's beautiful, man!

What are you, "what".

- Sorry, no. - I guess it's just comedy.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

- It's big, eh? - Hmm?

Conservatorio di musica.

Wow.

It's been long.

Let's go park in the back.

The fucking cobblestone, eh.

I've been on worse.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

The closer I get, the more emotional I get.

I have to battle with my mind to just not run away.

But I keep going, and then I just turn the corner

And see him.

Home sweet home, aleem.

Oh, nicky.

Feels really good to be at home.

Oh boy.

Oh, this is challenging.

- My foot, it was diagnosed that it had some

Cellulitis infection.

I had to be at the hospital for about four weeks.

- I have a feeling, nicky, you will have to move this table.

- It's like a double whammy, of course, you know,

Having cp and then not having proper use of both of his feet.

- And then he has one foot not working as it should.

He looks much better, much more fine in his street clothes as

Opposed to a hospital gown.

- I thought the hospital gown was fashionable.

- Well, yes. - It's in, man.

- It's in. - Yes, yes.

You know, nick, this is kind of hard on the carpet.

- Before I went into the hospital,

I did not use a wheelchair in the house.

And the space I have is not very designed for a wheelchair

In the apartment.

Do we know what we want to have for breakfast?

We have watermelon.

We have orange juice.

- I'd rather just do something easy because I want to do as

Much as I can on my own.

I'm a little nervous because I don't know what I can do

And what I can't do.

So just stay out of my way for a second.

Okie doke.

Let me see what I can do.

Even though nick is generous as he is and loving as he is,

I know in my mind I have to do this on my own.

- Let's see what's in the old cupboard here.

Okay, so your oatmeal is here.

We just don't have like a little grabber or something.

We have grabbers.

Hold on.

Tongs would be good.

I don't know.

Let me try that.

The problem is, I've got to take out the little micro cover thing

And then put the bowl in the microwave.

Okay, there you go.

Okay, that worked.

So that was good.

Our microwave is a bit higher.

It's not on the counter.

So we need to figure out--

- Yeah, it was fine when he's standing.

Oh, bummer.

- Put that bottom piece under the lid.

Oh my god.

The makeshift grabber is great for--

- I guess they're good for like bags of trail mix, let's say.

Not so good--

- For microwave phase. - For the microwave. Yeah.

- It's like an insane game of curling.

I got it.

Oh, hey.

Oh, oh.

There we go.

This is harder than it looks.

Yes.

I just thought about it.

I got the thing out, which is cool.

Okay, great.

- But then I need to get the water in the bowl,

Put the bowl in the microwave, and then take the bowl

Out of the microwave once it's hot.

It's definitely not going to work.

Okay.