A paralyzed athlete struggles to regain his self-worth. | ASIA A

this is the Asia test we're gonna begin with the sharp dull sensory component of the assessment I'm gonna take it and touch your face with either the sharp end or the dole end you'll use that as a reference as we move down your body to be able to determine which of the two sensations you feel sure sure [Music] though [Music] No [Music] nothing [Music] Marquis I came to see you the doctors wouldn't let me in what what is going on what did they say I told them who I was and they wouldn't let me in you need to put me on a list or something I don't want you here oh the question is does she know that the next time you [ __ ] she's gonna do all the work you mean talking to me no I'm talking to the other [ __ ] in the room a man brought a listen Mel oh I'm about to put my foot over there man you'll know me foot over here hey listen don't be too hard on yourself looks aren't everything you've got to be kidding me I see you got a mop oh hi Marquis my name is Megan I'll be your occupational therapists my job is to help you realign everyday tasks to prepare you for life outside inpatient rehabilitation did I say something funny yeah life you know Marquis even if you have to spend some time in a wheelchair not spending no time in no goddamn wheelchair you can recover more than you think perhaps even enough to walk again but you have to take advantage of your time here now we only have three weeks to work together and the only thing I can promise you is that you'll leave here in better shape and more independent than when you came that's not much of a promise well it's a start so why don't we begin with the basics okay let's get you back into your clothes yesterday's game coach and everyone signing man heard you guys be Stanford yeah man we're seated let's say you guys gonna be fine nah man what Coach put Blake in you know his ass can't shoot come we needed you with somebody to carry us sorry-ass hell the game was a [ __ ] joke Blake was all over the place fumbling passes and misses shots coach was going goddamn crazy could have you man you know the chairman just got out a chair right I talked to Camilla what's up man you not let her see you I appreciate your concern but just let me handle it I mean [ __ ] went down but but this is different is it different how I'm sorry nah man it's cool yo thanks for stopping by yeah you sure I can stay I just yeah I'm just tired yeah not in the mood old man hey you know I was a shooting guard in college do you think that's funny I was draining 3s left and right you would kill to have my name on that bowl I'll believe it when I see it I swear to God every girl I bang was a three-pointer you wouldn't catch me dead score no free-throw he's so full of [ __ ] hey would you get that why you gonna narc or you want a job don't say I never gave you that yeah armed conflict what about the other ah [Music] shark attack hey girl she got a name promise I'm not gonna call her Camila she a three-pointer she told championship we've been together woods since high school I remember my parents pass man uh what about you mm-hmm oh wow Dorothy yeah we're going on 30 years Wow and she still surprises me beautiful man what's the deal with your Camila you afraid that she's gonna see you and run the other way hey women love a man that can take care of and believe me they're always feeling guilty about that not even their faults and not like that all right all I am saying is thank God for women you know they make guys like us still feel like men [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] hey you should eat you look like [ __ ] why me aw Christ who cares why he's still a [ __ ] go away well the doctor said your UTI is cleared up you should be feeling better in the next couple of days what's the point I'm still stuck in this he's why are you here if you don't want to get better well smoke won't go you owe me to waste away in it chair I can't play ball my friends like I can't shoot them all I'm tired I know you are but your fevers going down and we have less than two weeks before you're discharged so come on let's make something happen [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you're either genius or a damn fool man like do you ever setup know how I got through my first amputation Dorothy the way she looked at me the way she where she made me feel like a whole man like she was my new leg so where's the leg now not come I never seen him she left Jo ass here and took off that's why I'm tired of your pour me a [ __ ] [ __ ] what hey nurse what is available here Hey never seen anyone anyone die I mean one moment we were talking and and the next is Noah was a diabetic apparently he was paying a janitor to pass him all the candy you know I didn't know I mean no no no listen Noah wasn't well did he tell his wife hmm his his wife his wife died three years ago Marquis there's a young woman here to see you he's a little nervous but I really think you should let her see you okay I'll bring her in I kept calling I know I was worried something else had happened and they wouldn't tell me anything you could have just picked up the phone don't do that don't push everyone away why not you did you don't get to be sorry Tim would you tell me last time I saw you Marquis tell me that I didn't love you anymore now cuz I'm paralyzed you you suddenly realized what that you were wrong I miss you don't say that Marquis I thought this is what you wanted no this is what you want I'm the one stuck in this bed I'm the one I got to go through this shit's why I'm here you don't get it I don't want you here I don't want you here because you feel guilty or you feel pity or because my loss I don't want you here just so I can feel like a man not your problem anymore [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you

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Length: 20min 12sec (1212 seconds)

Published: Thu Jan 02 2020