Marvin's Room Page #4

Hank... what do you want to be

when you grow up?

I am grown-up!

So Marvin liked to fix stuff?

Mmh. God, he used to make

your mother so mad.

He'd leave that radio lying

around the house in pieces, and,

and she used to love to turn it up

and dance wild around the house.

Mom liked to dance?

Oh, you bet!

So, who's this right here?

What? Let me...

Let me see.

Oh, that's your grandmother.

She looks like Mom.

Mmm, Yeah,

she takes after her.

Do you want this too?

No, I don't care.

No? I'm gonna keep it then.

I don't think I'm gonna get the test.

What do you think about that?

Can I ask why?

No reason.

Maybe your mom wouldn't

want you up this late.

All right.

All right.

You know somethin'?

Nobody ever does anything

to be nice.

They always want to get somethin'

out of it. And you believe that?

I mean, the first time I hear from you

is when you need somethin from me.

Well, I Why do you think I spent

the last 20 years of my life down here?

Because I got something out of it?

Yeah, or you wouldn't have done it.

Oh, Hank!

Or maybe you just wanted

to hide out for a while.

Or you thought you could

never find a husband.

When you're not around, a nursing home

can do this job for the cash.

Your mother would never

put them in a home. Why not?

She doesn't give a sh*t

about anybody.

Um, I'm putting this

with your other things.

Why?

Because they're yours.

Okay.

Hank,

you're my nephew and I love you...

no matter what you've decided.

Okay.

Okay.

Good night.

Don't waste your time

trying to make friends with him.

We're only gonna be here

a few days.

Now, we are starting with

a procedure to look for a match.

Please, Bob, I'll take this.

Now we are starting with a procedure

to look for a match. Any questions?

How big is the needle?

It's not so important that you

understand the procedure, Bob.

Follow me, please.

Hank, are you fixing

the door for Ruth?

It's so boring around here,

there's northen' else to do.

Well, do you want

to keep me company?

Yeah, sure.

It's a Ford, huh?

Yeah.

What year?

Oh! Would you like to drive, Hank?

Are you sure?

Yes.

You sure you want me to drive? I'm

warning' you. Okay, you can drive.

'Cause I'm kinda fast I'm warnin' you

Be careful, all right?

Don't drive too fast.

All right.

You're a natural-born driver.

Oh, I have an idea.

I know where we can go. Um, turn here.

Did you know my dad?

I met him once.

Doesn't your mom talk

about him?

Nah. I know he had a race car, but...

Really?

Well, I know your mom

was nuts about him.

Did you go to the wedding?

No, uh... uh.

No, I know I was gonna be down here with

Dad and Ruth for longer than I thought,

so... I went back home

to sell off the rest of my stuff.

They have you over for

dinner or somethin'? No.

No, it wasn't much of a visit.

I just sort of stopped by.

Your Dad was asleep on the couch

and Lee didn't want to wake him.

So... we stood in the hallway

and we talked for a while.

Your dad was still asleep

when I left.

How'd he seem?

Yeah, he seemed nice enough.

What?

Hank!

Stop it, Hank! No!

No! Stop! Stop!

No, stop, wait!

I mean it, Hank! No, no, no!

Whoo... hoo!

Oh, Hank!

Whoo... hoo... hoo... hoo!

Oh, Lee,

we were just down by the water.

Oh, I'm...

I'm sorry. I...

Dr. Wally called.

Oh.

He would like to test

the boys next.

What's wrong, Dad?

Dad, what's wrong?

No, no, no. No, Dad, it's just us.

It's just, it's just us.

It's just us! Oh, Dad!

Oh, no, Dad, there's

nothing to be afraid of.

Hey, Hank.

You awake?

Mmm.

Y. You know, I know you might be a little

bit afraid about having this procedure,

but I hear the transplant is just

like having a tooth pulled or something.

I'm not afraid.

I just haven't decided yet.

You're gonna have that test.

This is my sister

we're talking about.

We're not gonna let her die just

so you can have one of your moods.

Dad, okay.

No, no, no, no, No, Dad.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

But leukemia,

that's one of the diseases they

pretty much have worked out, right?

Like diabetes.

I will correct you. That is wrong.

What is gonna happen

to my sister now?

On the off chance

you can't find a donor?

Why don't you sit down?

You see, without

a bone marrow transplant,

we have to rely on chemical therapies,

what you would call chemotherapy,

as a way of sustaining the patient

over a number of years.

What kind of a number?

Ten?

Uh, a lower number.

Nine?

A much lower number.

As the immune system suffers under

the chemotherapy, she'll grow weaker.

And, and, there could be

respiratory problems.

Sometimes patients become bedridden,

totally dependent.

Hopelessly depressed.

Eventually you'll just have to find a

full-time nurse to help you take care of...

Help me? What?

You can't take it all on yourself.

Your sister, your father,

and then there's your aunt.

I'm not taking anything...

Why would you think that?

Well, I assumed...

No, no, no. I live in Ohio.

I just got a degree in cosmetology.

She's gonna be fine!

Okay...

Okay...

Yes.

Yes.

How could one sister be so good...

and the other so bad?

So you're saying that Coral

is good and Amber's bad?

Coral used to be bad.

But she's been a saint

ever since her car accident.

That Volvo was a blessing.

Come on, come on.

See? Whoop!

I but they have

really good care here, you know?

Dad never put Mom in a place

like this.

Do you remember how

he cared for her?

I was little.

I wasn't allowed in the room.

Excuse me.

I get my degree next quarter.

Well, you should be proud of that.

Oh, yeah.

I already did one

freelance job.

I did hair for a TV commercial. It's just

local, but guess how much they paid me?

I don't feel like guessing.

Guess!

Guess! Three hundred dollars?

That's right.

Why'd you guess that?

It just popped into my head.

Most people would've

guessed lower.

Three hundred dollars

is a lot of money.

I feel like my life

is finally starting.

Ladies?

What a beautiful... room.

Wouldn't Ruth love this, Bessie?

This place gives me the creeps.

Marry me, Coral.

Yes, Lance, yes. I want to be your wife.

Oh, Coral, do you mean it?

I'll drop the charges.

What are Coral

and Lance up to today?

I'm going to show you something over

here that we're particularly proud of.

Uh, this is our state-of-the-art

physical therapy room.

Right over here.

Oh!

I wouldn't mind living here.

This is great.

Yeah, isn't that?

Hello, Doctor.

Also we have a full range

of activities for our residents.

Uh, computer games,

a video library, sing-alongs,

nerf basketball, date nights.

Who's Dad gonna date?

You'd be surprised, Miss Wakefield.

Women outnumber men here five to one.

I don't think we can afford

such a nice place though.

Well, if you dropped into a lower income

bracket you could qualify for financial aid.

Lower? Seventy percent of our residents

have qualified for assistance...

by spending their savings

and their home equity.

On something that has no resale value

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