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Get the spreaders!

Everybody else... back!

I've got a pulse!

He's breathing!

It's burnt through.

When I peel that head... don't be late.

Hit that flame the second

it opens or I'm burned.

How about Austin coach?

Whoa whoa whoa!

Now now you boys know I

don't comment on tryouts.

Well how about the new guy?

Any comment on him?

Like... who he is?

Yeah. He's uh... he's my nephew.

He's going to be staying

with me for awhile.

Boy had a little trouble at home.

He goes in for the layup...

and... rejection!

That's not how it looked from my end.

No no no no...

it was the new guy's first

day at Scooter school...

Hey Eric.

Eric! Huh?

Gravitas Scooter... gravitas.

You're welcome.

I owe you an apology.

It's a stupid joke.

It was a REALLY stupid joke...

but a good one! I

laughed the entire run.

Us guys... sometimes I just

wish we weren't so stupid.

Hmmm...

Why didn't you tell me you

wanted to be in the play?

I didn't even know you tried out.

I know.

Jen? I'm sorry. Forgive me.

Mmm... that depends on the

make and model of the

aforementioned vehicle.

Well I don't make

enough to get you a Porsche...

and I'm not sure what

"aforementioned" means.

So maybe you can...

explain it to me at Rick's

on Friday over dinner.

I'll bring an Auto Trader

and maybe I'll even shave.

I'd like that a lot Daddy.

Welcome to Wednesday everybody!

Now in the spirit of starting off

our Fall festivities on the right foot,

Coach would you mind sharing with us...

who's made the team?

No comment Brother Dan.

I tried! I tried!

Well let me, uh...

say a blessing over the food

and then we can eat it.

If you'll will just bow your heads.

Lord we just thank you for

another harvest time.

We thank you for another sports season.

We ask you Lord to bless

all these wonderful folks

here gathered today.

Bless our town and this whole world.

We ask for all these things

according to your perfect will.

And in the name of your son Jesus...

and everybody said...

Amen!

Let's eat! Alright!

Donovan. I'm Hoovey. This is Scooter.

Welcome to Normal.

Normal?

Where's! You come from anyway?

Atlanta.

What do you think of Normal?

Go go go! Move it!

Alright... let's go... go!

Come on... move it. There you go.

Come on now...

Yeah! That's it! That's it. Yeah!

Come on guys... post up post up...

there you go.

Push the ball. Push the ball.

Alright now. Alright, let's go let's go,

Move it... stay low.

He's not that great.

Yeah... there you go.

Yeah right...

Big Mike said he got in

trouble down in Atlanta

and that's why he was sent here.

You okay Hoov?

I've just got a monster headache.

It's these stupid glasses.

Nice shooting' out there.

Eric! You alright?

Hoovey!

[HOOVEY Dad? Dad?

Call 911!

Dad help me!

An ambulance will take half an hour.

I'll take him myself.

HOW you doing?

I'm sacred.

Me too, just hang in there.

Come on!

Come on!

God! Help me!

Ruth!

Is chicken okay for dinner again?

We just went off the road.

We're stuck.

Huh?

I need your help!

We're going to the hospital!

Hoovey hit his head!

We're stuck off Route 12. I

need you to get the tractor.

What happened to Hoovey?

He blacked out at practice... hit his head.

It looks like a severe concussion!

I gotta get him to the hospital!

We can use the tractor...

Jeff! It's ten degrees! The

tractor will never start!

Ruth! We're stuck in a ditch!

I need you to try!

Okay... okay! I'm coming right now!

I need your help... get your coat.

It's okay dad. It's okay.

Hang in there buddy. Hang in there.

Mom's on her way and... we'll

be out of here in a sec.

Please God! PLEASE!

Don't go to sleep! You

gotta hang in there with me son!

You gotta stay awake!

You need help?

Who is it? Who's there?

Just get in and start it up.

Come on boys.

I'm dug into deep! If you

gotta truck I gotta chain!

Just get in.

Start her up.

Come on!

Come on!

The Bible says to be

watchful of who you meet.

You may be entertaining angels unaware.

Thank you!

Normal, Illinois is a small town.

Jeff had never seen those guys before

and he never saw them again.

Double vision.

Can't keep his balance.

Does he got headaches or dizziness?

Yeah... all of that.

Uh... we're looking

for a patient Eric Elliott.

Oh! Jeff!

Dad.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm Keith Kattner. I'm a

neurosurgeon on staff here.

The MRI has detected a tumor

at the base of his skull.

And it's a big one.

It's pressing up against his

medulla and optic nerve,

which explains the double vision.

Is it malignant?

I won't. Know

for sure uni. I biopsy it,

but it's definitely got to come out.

Let's get it out.

But it's important that you

know the facts up front.

There are a lot of risks associated

with operating on the brain.

Can you be specific please?

There is a chance

that it could send Eric into

a severe coma and leave him

neurologically impaired for life.

There is that chance.

What are the chances?

Thirty percent statistically.

What if we don't operate?

The tumor is far

along and it's aggressive.

It will kill him one hundred percent.

It's a brain tumor isn't it?

Yep.

It's actually kind of a relief.

Now I know why I was playing so bad.

You weren't playing bad.

Don't worry Dad.

If I... you know...

I know where I'm going.

We're going to get through this.

It is the one thing

every parent fears the most.

Something happening to our child.

Something we are powerless to stop.

And there is nothing you can do...

but pray.

Dad...

How bad is it?

I mean like...

Could he... die?

That's not going to happen.

Is that up to you?

That's the

problem with the medulla...

Vitals are stable.

And that can...

can be a problem.

Alright... very nice.

Sponge. Okay... Good.

Right there.

It was benign and we got it.

He's out of the woods.

Can we see him?

Of course.

He's asleep right now,

but we'll wake him in about an hour.

Uh... there was a slight complication.

I had to remove a fairly

large section of bone

in an area dense with blood vessels...

Umm... we just can't graft

or put a plate there.

Over time soft tissue will

fill the gap, but until then

one well-placed blow to the head

would be catastrophic.

No sports... basketball?

No.

Can the tumor come back?

Well... there's always that possibility

so we'll have to monitor it,

and probably for the rest of his life.

But the good new is... he's going to have

a "rest of his life."

Thank you doctor! Thank you so much!

I thought I was

scary looking before.

Oh I don't know, I think you

gotta Captain Hook thing going.

Yeah... Captain Hook after...

Peter Pan whupped

him with a two by four.

Dad. Am I going to play again?

Let's focus on getting back to

a hundred percent and then...

we'll cross that bridge. Alright?

Hey!

Hoovey.

Hi mom.

Welcome home!

Thanks.

Hi!

I'm okay Dad.

Okay.

I'm okay...

- I'm just walking.

- Okay... alright.

Did you tell him?

No. Not yet.

Our dear Lord. Our boy is home.

And our family is full again.

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