Iris, Hank, and Tommy--We're Gonna Get Through This Together, I Promise

Dr. Beckett tells Hank and Iris that Tommy's tests only showed an improvement in his condition, not that he was in remission, and that there's nothing else they can do for him at the hospital without running the risk of exposing him to toxicity. Hank angrily threatens to take Tommy out of the hospital since they can't do anything for him there anyway. Iris implores Beckett to do something, anything, no matter how experimental and no matter how expensive, but Beckett tells her there's nothing left for them to do, and that she needs to help Hank accept the fact that Tommy is dying.

Iris then finds Hank at the sleeping Tommy's bedside. Hank breaks down crying, not at all sure how to deal with the fact that Tommy is dying, or how to tell him that he's going to die. Iris holds Hank while he cries and promises him that they'll get through this together. While unpacking Tommy's backpack, Iris finds a notebook that Tommy has been using as a journal/diary of sorts. When she reads aloud a poem that Tommy wrote in the notebook, in which he says that if the day comes that he doesn't wake up, it just means that he had to go away, and that he didn't have to learn to be afraid like a grown-up, and that he is thankful for all the love he's got, Iris tells Hank that Hank doesn't have to tell Tommy anything--he already knows. Then they sit together and watch the boy they both love so much sleeping. Thanks to Janie for the scenes.

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