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Life Support Page #5
- TV-MA
- Year:
- 2007
- 87 min
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Oh yeah, well, you wouldn't
know it by the way she acts.
Aside from this Amare business,
when was the last time
- she even came over here?
- F*** you, Slick!
Ma!
She's sorry.
Yes, I am.
Sorry, baby.
I shouldn't have said that.
Come on.
Come sit down.
Come watch the game
with your mom.
- Here you go.
- Thank you, Daddy.
Come on, Slick. You love me
or you gonna stay mad at me?
I'm gonna do both.
Move over.
Viv, I mean that was my girl,
you know what I'm saying?
And we got pregnant
around the same time.
I got pregnant with Kelly
and then Viv got pregnant with Amare.
So, the kids grew up real tight.
He just doing crack and the rest
of that stuff right now, right?
- And he's positive.
- He has nobody to talk to.
- His parents are gone.
- And my mother
already threw him
out of her house
for stealing or something...
I don't know, some ignorance.
But, you know he's too young
to be out there, HIV positive,
you know, with all this stuff going on
and not have any family
other than my daughter.
Welcome to the United
Community Church of God.
My name is Sister Bernice.
It's so good to see you all here today.
Who would like to share?
Lunch will be served
promptly afterwards.
Hey, what's up?
People call me Ness.
I've been positive for two years.
I got the bug shooting H.
A few days ago, I go in the
drugstore to get my new meds.
The guy behind
the counter's cool
until he sees the prescription.
I know you know what I'm talking about.
The guy got all nervous,
put the paper up on the counter
like he was afraid
But I stay upbeat about it, you know?
Maybe I got the same type
He got it, put on 50 Ibs.
Got movie theaters
all across the country, you know,
put frappuccinos in the 'hood.
Did a commercial for Lincoln Navigator.
Maybe I got that same
entrepreneur strain of HIV
like Magic got, you know?
This HIV could be the kick in the ass I
need to get my life on the right track.
Well, you'd think with all the money
Mr. Bush is giving these churches
they'd at least be able to
afford some fresh vegetables.
Ana, how you doing, girl?
What's up, Ness?
I figured I'd find you here.
I liked your share.
Yeah, this n*gger will
say anything for a hot meal.
Yeah, I noticed.
Hey, look, you know Amare, right?
He owes you money too?
No no no, it ain't
nothing like that.
I ain't seen him
in a while.
Heard he was doing some
street business, though.
Hustling?
Nah, that's not his game.
Not that I know of.
Heard he was selling his
anti-wasting injections.
You know the bodybuilders
love that steroid sh*t.
Wait a minute. He left his pills
at my mother's house,
he's selling his 'roids.
Sounds like your boy's not planning
on sticking around much longer.
Why is he wasting his time
selling steroids?
Hey, if you're gonna die anyway,
you might as well do it
with a little bit
of money in your pocket.
That's a f***ed-up thing to say.
Hey, you might want to ask around
about Amare under the El on New Lots.
Them boys is trade,
but they into selling meds too.
All right, thanks.
Yeah. Wait, Ana.
Hook me up.
If I find out any more about
Amare, I'll get at you.
All right, I'm gonna
hold you to that.
Gotcha.
Don't let Sister Bernice
catch you with those.
Hey, how you doing?
My name is Ana Wallace.
I'm from an outreach group
called Life Support.
What's wrong with your feet?
Must be walking on them
too much, you know?
Anyway, I'm looking for this kid
right here. His name is Amare.
- He's cute.
- Mm-hmm.
- Sorry.
- No?
I wish I did.
All right.
Well, thank you.
You think you could
help me out?
I need some money so me and my
boyfriend could get off these streets.
Well, I don't have
no money for you,
but I do work for
this HIV prevention
and support program.
Now, if you fit this profile,
we could definitely help you.
We got free testing,
free counseling services,
some condoms in the bottom
of that bag too.
Okay.
- What's your name?
- Andre.
All right, I'm gonna
be looking for you.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Miss?
You sure you can't
spare anything?
Here. $5.
Now you got more than me.
Don't spend it on no drugs, either.
I don't do drugs.
Okay, well...
call that number, all right?
- Tender?
- Mm-hmm.
Describe for me how the
sensations have changed.
They tingle like I got
frostbite or something.
- Has the Neurotin helped with the pain?
- Ana.
- How am I supposed to make it to work
and take Kim to school?
I can't even get past the bathroom.
All right.
I'm gonna replace it with Vicodin.
Try it. Let me know
if it works better.
Great. Another drug.
Look, we got to wrap this up.
I got to get to my daughter's
basketball game.
If you don't slow down,
you're gonna lose
the use of your feet,
- period.
- Well, what you want me to do,
lie in bed all day
thinking about dying?
We've been through this, Ana.
You got to take better
care of yourself.
This virus will make you
a cripple if you let it.
Thank you.
Hey, Ma, you should've seen it.
Kelly had 12 points
and a lot of assists.
Yeah, you missed it.
I got held up at the doctor.
I'm sorry, baby.
You should've seen
her hustling all over that court.
She made me so proud.
She's fierce.
She's really
getting good at this.
- Can I stay over with Kelly?
- Not tonight, Kim.
You'll see her this weekend.
- I need to talk to you about Amare.
- What about that boy?
Nothing, Ma.
It's between me and Kelly.
Fine. Don't tell me, then.
He's just in a little trouble.
I'm just trying to get him
into a shelter, that's all.
I'll wait for you in the car.
Come on. Let's go.
How could you throw
a sick boy out on the streets?
- That's just plain cruel.
- out on the street, Ma.
- She did, last summer.
He stole her pearl earrings, Ma.
So, what?
You giving up on him now too?
- No.
- Am I out here wasting my time?
'Cause my feet hurt.
I don't need to go through this.
Look, that boy ain't thinking straight.
He's not taking his pills.
He's selling his steroids.
And being out there on the street,
- I mean, that's like a death sentence.
- I know that, Ma.
Did you know he was
selling his meds?
Nah. I mean I knew he was in trouble.
That's why I came to you for help.
All right.
But what about this
boyfriend of his? Michael?
I went by his studio,
remember?
He acted like he
barely even knew Amare.
Yo, Kelly!
Grandma's outside waiting for you!
Kelly, I really am sorry
I missed your game, babe.
Whatever, Ma.
- Hey, come here.
- Stop it.
Oh, someone told me the other day
I was supposed to use this.
Put that away.
- Speak of the devil.
- Ah.
Yo, so how come your Mom
be passing out rubbers and sh*t?
'Cause she works for
- For real?
- Yeah.
Oh, that's some heavy
sh*t right there.
I couldn't do it... you know,
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