Stronger Page #4

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- What does that even mean?

- Wave.

You're a national f***in' hero, kiddo.

You wave, Jeff.

They're all out for ya.

You're a real hero.

Isn't that somethin'?

And it's just the start.

That's really somethin'.

I'm a hero for standin' there

and getting my legs blown off?

Big JEFF:
Yeah, what are ya talkin' about?

That's the HOV

for electric vehicles and whatnot.

No, like, for, uh...

it's just for handicap cars.

No, no, there's no

handicap drivin' lane.

Jesus, what a bunch of morons.

Okay, we're f***in' morons,

'cause we care about

people with disabilities?

Ooh, ooh, Jeff, Jeff! He's here.

F*** you.

- All right, let's do this.

- Yes!

Come on.

Look out.

Hey.

Big JEFF:
I got this back there.

Oh, sh*t, don't pull it.

Big JEFF:
Okay, got it, buddy?

Got the back?

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Big JEFF:
Patty, I still think

Jeffie could live with me.

Oh, yeah, all the way

up there in Cow-Hampshire.

All his friends are here,

ya idiot.

All due respect,

I got more room than all of yas.

And I'm the only one

with a credit score above 520.

I'm the one got a pool.

Above f***ing ground!

Oh, careful, careful.

Oh, ow, ow.

For God's sakes!

Jesus! My shin splints.

God. You're gonna have to get

a place with a ramp

or an elevator.

We're all gonna end up

in a f***in' wheelchair.

Big JEFF:

Not a tingle in your leg...

He's home!

That's all that matters.

- God, I got a lot to do and...

- So psyched.

God.

Oh, my God, I thought it was

gonna be better than this.

- Yeah, look at this, huh?

- Where's Jeffie?

- Oh, Jeff. You okay?

- Hey, there he is.

All right. This is it.

This is it. Welcome home!

Is it good to be back?

Oh, my God, it's a little

crazy at the moment,

because people, you know,

they send you these...

- This stuff...

- It's, uh, every day.

- It's, like, packages.

- From all over the world!

Packages all over the place.

Ya gonna have to look at some

of these, son, at some point.

That and toys and packages.

What was that place?

Micro-somethin'.

Uh, yeah, yeah.

Oh, Micronesia or somethin'.

Yeah.

Swear to God, it's true.

Yeah, stuff...

Stuff comes for ya from... Oh, my God.

I dunno. I dunno.

You, shut up. You just shut up.

Ma.

We're gonna have a party now.

I'm gonna get ya a beer.

- Thank you.

- I'll get ya a beer, right?

Oh, can he drink yet?

'Course he can drink.

Didn't cut his balls off.

It's cute.

The whole world's

watchin' ya, kid.

Yeah, you're like a symbol

to a lot of people.

For what?

Ya know,

you're Boston Strong, right?

- Huh?

- We're proud of you, Jeff.

I'll have

one of them beers, Patty.

E.

Can you help...

Can you give me

a hand for a second?

Yeah.

What do you need?

Uh, to the, uh, bathroom.

- Gotta go to the bathroom.

- Yeah.

Big JEFF:
Some pizza, Bob?

I'd love a piece,

Big Jeff, thank you.

Big JEFF:
All right.

You gonna come get it

or you'd like me

to serve it to you?

I'd like you to serve it to me.

- Do you need the chair?

- No.

I got it.

- You okay?

- Yeah. I think.

Take off my...

Yeah.

Careful of your bandages.

I got it, I got it.

I'm good. I'm good, I'm good.

- Okay.

- Mm-hmm.

You wanna close that?

Do you want me to close it?

Yup.

You can just hand me your stuff.

What?

You can just

hand me your clothes.

Here.

You can go, Erin.

You sure?

Call me if you need me, okay?

I don't need a doctor.

Oh, shut the f*** up, Bob.

What time is it?

You know what time it is,

and we have to be going.

Jeffrey?

Jeffrey, good morning.

Jeffrey, are you awake?

Gonna be late for rehab.

Come on.

No, I'm up. No, I'm up, Ma.

Oh. Okay. All right.

I think he's...

I got my coat.

I... I'm wearing my coat.

This is what I'm wearing.

What the hell was that?

F***.

Jeffrey?

Sweetie, Jeffrey, are you okay?

- I hear it.

- Shh!

Jeffrey! Just tell me

you're okay, baby.

I don't know what he's doing.

What do you think is going on?

Jesus, Patty, what do you

think boys do in their room

when they lock their door?

- Yeah, I think he's doin' it.

- You think he...

The kid's got no legs,

and he's blowin' loads.

Dirty f***ing...

Jeffrey?

It's gonna be very special, Jeffie.

Everybody wants to see ya.

See how good you're doin'.

I just wish you would have

let somebody

cut your freakin' hair.

Oh, stop pickin' on him.

It's gonna be good.

Hello.

Hi. He's doin' good.

He has an appointment. So...

I'm his Aunt Jenn.

I'm here for support.

After the bomb blast

at the Boston Marathon

took most of his legs,

28-year-old Chelmsford resident

Jeff Bauman

is lucky to be alive,

but his real struggle

has just begun.

Bauman told reporters

that he will one day walk again.

After multiple surgeries

and endless

painful rehabilitation,

many people would give up.

- Erin, come here!

- But with the support

- of his family and friends...

- Jeff's on TV!

- My Jeff?

- Come here.

...supporters

all over the world.

Jeff Bauman

has found something amazing

here at Spaulding Hospital.

That something is called hope.

In the days following

the Marathon bombing,

this photograph showed the carnage

at the finish line.

Jeff Bauman was standing

next to one of the bombs

when it detonated,

obliterating his legs.

A day later,

from his hospital bed,

Bauman scribbled a note.

"I know what happened."

He's a real hero, my son.

He's helpin' this city heal.

Be Boston Strong.

Is that true, Jeff?

Are you Boston Strong?

You did real good today, kiddo.

That kind of exposure,

you know...

That could lead

to opportunities.

Make things, you know,

easier for ya...

- Yeah.

- ...down the line.

You got a call from Carlos.

He wants to visit with ya.

And we should

be thankful for him.

In here. Hey.

Sir, how you doin'?

- Hi. How are you?

- Paul Martino.

- How are you, Paul?

- Nice to meet you.

Uh, casts shouldn't

take more than...

- hour, hour and a half.

- Okay.

Cast is a very quick procedure,

but it's

the most important part.

If we get

a good impression of you,

then the rest of the procedure

is gonna go nicely.

- You okay?

- Yeah.

We're gonna start

on this side, okay?

We're gonna slip a sock

on you here.

It's just

a cotton stocking that...

This is so that when

we wrap the plaster on you,

it doesn't stick

directly to your skin.

Did you hear the one

where the farmer

was paintin' his bathroom?

Figured he'd shellac

the toilet seat, make it look prettier.

He didn't tell his wife.

Daughter says,

"What's the matter, Dad?

Ain't you ever seen

one of these before?"

He says, "Yeah, I just never

saw anybody frame it."

Sorry, sorry.

Sorry, Jeff.

Don't make him

laugh too hard.

...allow this to get hard.

And then we're gonna

make a slice in it.

We're gonna take it

right off you, okay?

Maybe you could, uh,

use your new legs

for next week

at the Bruins game, huh?

Ma, that's, like,

in a week.

- Yep.

- Give me a couple of weeks

of fabrication and delivery.

Get outta here.

Couple of weeks, Jeff,

you'll be up.

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