Parents Choose NOT to Save Daughter's Life | House M.D. | MD TV

[@melonmode4128]

"We're going to make a critical decision about both of our children's lives, and not ask either of them what they think"

[@karinaashmon]

They are kids matey the perants should have payed attention

[@thedog5k]

@@karinaashmon ?

[@thewriter8762]

@@karinaashmonit’s a decision about their bodies and lives. Idgaf if my mom told me to give my sister a lung and marrow, if I don’t wanna do it then I won’t. But that’s parents being parents right? If he’s willing and she was too, you think it’s right to tell them no?

[@blitzkrieg2142k]

​@karinaashmon I don't. Just because I'm a kid dosent mean my parents can be like yes take his lung and shorten his life to save another.

[@Jane5720]

They should’ve asked them right away and let them decide

[@levitator45]

We all know that House yelled and said harsh things because he knew the brother would hear it and make the decision for them

[@Devilmaycry-Joker]

That’s still is an a hole thing to do, House was definitely in the wrong morally for this one. I don’t know if the brother is old enough to make such a decision. House just took advantage of the Boy’s condition and kind heartedness. In an alternative universe the boy apologizes because he wants to savor every second left of his life, because he loves life.

[@leejihoom4543]

@@Devilmaycry-Joker house is an asshole for sure that’s just who he is but if i had like a max 5 years left and a loved one dying that i could help live for another 5 decades i would at least like to be given the option. he just did what the parents couldn’t because they were too emotionally involved.

[@janejones7638]

@@Devilmaycry-Joker I don't think House was morally wrong. The son deserves to know what the situation is. He is old enough and smart enough to understand what happened. He might feel guilty for her death. If the son said No and House kept pushing, then that'd be morally wrong. If the son said no; then the parents wanted to go through the procedure anyway, would Cuddy call Social Services? Questions such as this is why I loved House as a TV show.

[@yokaivegaurd8707]

@@Devilmaycry-Joker so you are saying in a what if scenario you would end many lives to save one ain't that an a hole and selfish thing to do. Even people who are a holes based on how they act or react may know the moral right thing to do. Also the boy still has life to do many things. I strongly recommend that you get help on moral choices.

[@gouthamakumar6591]

That's not his style. He'd tell the kid straight up.

[@Poofi3_841]

''If you take this piece of me, carry it with you, then I really can share everything you do.'' What a powerful analogy and gesture.

[@Celeste-jh2lj]

I felt myself tear up a bit as he said it. He's an amazing brother

[@Live_and_Let_Live6270]

I teared up a lot. I wonder why no one is talking about this😭😭

[@Live_and_Let_Live6270]

This is the great thing that I can do with my life. 😭

[@Michael_Vargas]

i'm not the type to tear up ever. But this sure did it.

[@KSE828]

I actually thought the opposite. Super cheesy and cinematic.

[@alannacarlson6715]

"Don’t make me live without you," is like the most heartbreaking line they could have written for this

[@paulgreen3030]

And it would also be condemning him to a death without her by his side, to comfort him. Now, when it is his time to pass, she can be there with him, to hold his hand, the same way he held hers as she was dying. And he gets to leave her not only with the gift of life, but the gift of promise. The opportunity to live her life to the fullest. To finish high school, to go to college if she chooses, to go pro skateboarding, to meet her soulmate, to have kids, to find happiness in this life, and then to one day tell him all the things she did with the life he gave her, and make him beam with pride at all of her amazing accomplishments. A beautiful relationship between two loving and selfless siblings.

[@ILikeToHate]

@@paulgreen3030Alanna said it better

[@Bumblebeex-i1g]

For real. Actually cried

[@aqterthegreat]

I can't believe a clip made me cry . Haven't even watched the episode.

[@Procraftbrother]

😭

[@a_angry_bunny]

I actually like how this episode ends. The parents, hospital director, and House arguing about what is right and wrong and not once did they ask the person who would have to give up half a lung. It is true that it is a crappy decision, it is true that it is an impossible decision, but they forgot why it is an impossible decision. It's an impossible decision because it wasn't their decision to make.

[@forastero54321]

So House it end? (See what I did there?) But seriously, how does it end?

[@Mothwater]

@Terry Hall jr What's your point.

[@a_angry_bunny]

@@ramonarivera1780 In the case of this show, it is actually a free clinic. It offers free service to people who are financially disadvantaged.

[@DrippRing]

@Terry Hall jr ethical dilemmas happen everyday in the real world.

[@GetFitEatRight]

@@a_angry_bunny His department is a money pit and runs every test in the book, which isn't cheap. He kind of goes to war with a millionaire who buys his way onto the board.

[@Closer2Zero]

Honestly it was the most logical choice from the son’s perspective. He may not live long, but would he really rather leave what time he has left without his beloved sister?

[@12jeromydraws]

That, and he said it himself "I can share all the things you do" she would have a part of her brother with her for the rest of her life ❤

[@daanstrik4293]

It is the most logical and mathematically correct choice. But he’s still sacrificing (at least) 50% of his the short time he has left. And that’s a damm tough decision to make.

[@ameliarose47]

@@daanstrik4293 Yeah, but from his perspective, he's also choosing whether or not to have his sister in whatever remains of his life. Yes he's choosing to shorten his life but that makes it a much different decision factoring in that he'd be losing his sister. While it's still a selfless act, he does have a motive to legitimately want to donate his lung for reasons that also benefit him (not losing his sister).

[@MissCaraMint]

@@daanstrik4293 Yes, but he is also choosing to make his life mean something. Dying so young gives you very little opportunity to leave your mark on the world. Finding meaning in living can be difficult, but with this he found his purpose. He found the one thing he could do with his life that would really mean something.

[@NadeemAhmed-nv2br]

@@daanstrik4293 it's not, house is exaggerating, most lung transplant patients die within a decade and half of them within five years. He would shortening his life roughly by the same amount he would be extending hers at the risk of immediate death to him

[@bbbrly9159]

Ethically, it's a hairy situation but it's not exactly Sophie's choice. One is dying imminently, the other is dying eventually. Like House said, she would survive and live for decades with the lung and he would survive for a few years. Without the surgery, they're choosing for both of their children to die.

[@kathrinlindern2697]

Both of their children will die. We all die. You can't guarantee that she would not reject the lung, even if they are a close fit for each other in terms of organ similarity. And the responsibility will kill her emotionally.

[@brontewcat]

No parent should make that choice. Even though the son says he consents, I doubt it is true consent at that time, not without proper counseling.

[@shelldie8523]

She might survive for decades or get hit by a bus next month

[@weavercs4014]

@@brontewcat no, OP is right. The son will die in a few years regardless of what happens, she will live for a few hours if nothing happens. Take the lung and he dies in a few years anyway, and she gets to live 30 more. If the parents say no, they are consenting for both their children to die young

[@unknownentity7964]

I'm terminally ill, Same age as the son. Living knowing you're terminally ill means you understand these kinds of decisions better than any adult. I'd donate to one of my siblings in seconds

[@heatheraucoin5832]

“Don’t make me live without you” Beautiful sentiment

[@angelramos1137]

The fact that no matter the decision one or both their kids die. It’s so sad

[@ericaschaidt8588]

While it is sad, House is right. There’s a logical choice and really in this impossible situation with an even more impossible choice looking at the math and logic is the only way to make a decision. Not having the son donate doesn’t add up. If he doesn’t donate the daughter dies in the immediate future (days/weeks whatever it is) and he lives another maybe 10 years. If he donates yes he’ll cut his remaining time down *significantly* but the daughter will have *a lot* more time and he’ll still have some time left. Yes either way it SUCKS. But if the parents don’t allow the donation they’ll lose both kids.

[@mc-rn8ro]

It's sad, but the choice is obvious. Their son is terminal. Either way, he's going to die young. Their daughter is baseline-healthy and has the opportunity to live into her elderly years if she gets the transplant. Choosing not to save their daughter is basically saying "our son is the favorite and his life has more value."

[@somethingelse4282]

​@@mc-rn8ro​ And saving the daughter is basically saying "Your few years are expendable if they can be traded for our daughter's potential decades". There's no good choice, just a bad logical one, you all might pretend to be all wise like house but in the same situation no one here would be able to choose.

[@Das644]

​@@somethingelse4282also they like tp think like house, a practitioner who clearly only thinks humans should be machines, without emotions. Im glad the current generation of Doctors are taught a more holistic approach to practicing medicine than seeing the body as merely a machine that needs fixing

[@Captain_Blue_Beard]

This is a sad and common reality for doctors, there are going to be cases where there is no good choice.

[@13thfullmoon3]

He’s doing what any brother in his situation should do. As a brother myself, I greatly respect him for it.

[@Aesirfollower224]

If he didn’t want to give up his lung he would be wrong?

[@enochia]

@@Aesirfollower224 they're just commending the fact that he did, calm down.

[@Aesirfollower224]

@@enochia calm down I’m asking a question.

[@RowanWarren78]

@@Aesirfollower224 that's not what they were implying

[@Aesirfollower224]

@@RowanWarren78 what does my comment say?

[@vivithevalkrie]

"Don't make me live without you." Man, that got me sobbing!😭

[@RudolfKooijman]

Hm. I thought it was something with the air in our apartment :)

[@ThePremel]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Me too

[@hkiajtaqks5253]

man, this was hard to watch

[@nerdygeekgamer5528]

I think that line would make anyone cry and lose it emotionally

[@lw5820]

Yea I started crying

[@The_Malcontented]

"We didn't mean for you to hear any of this!" Hugo internally: Yeah. I know you didn't. That's the f**king problem

[@marykay8587]

I think house did that on purpose, He knew the boy would overhear

[@lunarialoonatic]

@@marykay8587he did that’s why Cuddy stared at him

[@kaiatheodore]

Every time I see this clip, I'm fine until the brother says, "Don't make me live without you" and then I'm crying. It's a difficult decision, but if I were the parent in this situation, I would've told my son and let him decide. There are some issues with his ability to give true consent in the situation, but I don't think there's any ethically perfect outcome anyway and that's the option that I would personally feel most ethical.

[@estherk4485]

Me too 😭💔

[@Michelle32218]

Yeah consent is consent but they should've asked what the brother thought. They could have always ignored his choice but at least the kids would have some agency over they live or die.

[@Jah_LEASE_yah]

I think when it comes to the choice of life or death the choice should be on the person whose life is on the line. No matter what their age is. Everyone deserves to have agency over whether or not they are going to live or die. The most ethical choice is to let the kids in this situation choose.

[@somethingelse4282]

this philosophy falls in most situations, you should ask for the individual consent but you shouldn't leave the choice to them, in a death scenario it's only human to try and avoid it. Like between 1 life and the life of 100 everyone would of course pick the latter, the only one that might not would be the 1 life in question

[@kaiatheodore]

@something else It's not a philosophy, it's what I would do in this exact, specific situation. What someone would do in a 1 vs 100 situation is entirely irrelevant.

[@ingloriousMachina]

If he found out after the fact that he could have saved his sister, he'd probably hate his parents for the rest of his life.

[@Celeste-jh2lj]

Ik I would. I get it from the parents perspective. I really do. But to not even give him the choice

[@wilddeath1]

wouldn't be a long time then. since he was already terminal.

[@mildmixchintu1717]

@@wilddeath1 💀💀

[@Kibatsume1]

Depends if the real facts are given or not. The average lung transplant Half Will pass away at the 5 year mark

[@AFlyingCoconut]

@@Kibatsume1 This is true and often overlooked; After 5 years, 45/100 patients who received lung transplants will be dead and this is regardless of age, gender or pre-existing health condition. Lung transplants in particular are a massive coin flip

[@DJSpike-ft9yw]

Mad respect to the boy. He chose to give his life meaning rather than clinging to it. I’d like to think I’d have that kind of courage and sense of purpose, burn I’d have no idea unless i was in the same situation

[@Invictus13666]

He was being selfish.

[@just.8797]

​@@Invictus13666 you have no right to say that

[@Invictus13666]

@@just.8797 Yes, actually I do. And he was.

[@gagetaylor192]

@@Invictus13666 Him giving his lung means that his sister can live a much longer life than he'd be able to live even if he didn't give the lung. He could just not give her the lung and get a few more years to live. But his sister would not only be dead but he'd also live those extra few years WITHOUT his sister and he dies anyway. He chose to give up that extra time and instead make a decision that gives his short life far more meaning than it would have. He basically traded his life to give his sister a life that's worth living. That's the very definition of a SELFLESS act. The only concern in his mind was making sure his sister lived, no matter what that meant.

[@Invictus13666]

@@gagetaylor192 everything you wrote is what qualifies it as a selfish act. Take off the rose glasses and consider it again.

[@Samantha-qj9wq]

"Please. Don't make me live without you." That is the most heartwrenching plea I've ever heard in my life.

[@Jello_Criminal]

Lmao it's such a selfish thing to say. Gotta make it all about them. "Don't die because I'll feel bad"

[@agustinbarquero8898]

​@@Jello_CriminalExactly. These people need to stop reading so much wattpad

[@CarlyVendetta-k7p]

I cannot see my comment

[@gldni17]

The clearest issue to me was that the parents tried to make this decision without their son. What were they going to tell him if his sister died and he learned there was a way for her to live in exchange for some of the time he has left? It's his life, it should be his choice to make. I suspect the son would have spent the rest of his short life hating his parents for not letting him choose to save his sister, which would have made the consequences of their decision even more devastating to them. They're already going to be in need to serious therapy after this whole situation, but if they'd gone through with their original choice without the son's intervention, I doubt any amount of therapy would have been enough. I understand there are likely legal reasons why the parent's have to officially make the decision, but they can still include the son and defer to his choice in the end.

[@YaoiChan18]

Depending on the age of the child the parents actually DON'T get a say in their medical care. I think where I live it's either 14 or 16 where a minor can override the parent's wishes in majority of situations. Something like this? There would probably need to be an emergency hearing but theres a reasonable chance that the brother could argue to have the final say on what happens to his lung and bone marrow.

[@zilesis1]

@@YaoiChan18 i think it's 18 in the USA, so the daughter can't make the choice for herself yet. I forget how old the son is, but probably just shy of 18, since the parents could still decided for him whether he could donate or not

[@MicukoFelton]

It's super weird to me, because what if they decided he should give half his lung to her? Does he get no choice? What if he didn't want to have his life shortened? What if he didn't want to give a lung, would he be forced to? Doesn't seem fair they decide for him.

[@zilesis1]

@@MicukoFelton it wouldn't have mattered as much the other way around. he would have still had final say if they did decide to take his lung, but minors (which i'm guessing he is because the parents couldn't decide anything for him if he wasn't) can't have invasive procedures without parental consent. basically, the parents can prevent him from donating, but they can't force him to donate

[@YaoiChan18]

@@MicukoFelton no doctor with half a brain cell or a moderately functional moral compas would force someone to give up a vital organ at any age. They can't even do that to cadavers. The parents can't decide to give up his organs; legally all they can do is permit it if the donor already agreed. If you're being coerced into giving up an organ literally all you need to do is tell the doctor you do not consent and they cannot touch you. What they were trying to do was deny him the ability to make that choice and ultimately doom both of their children to early graves. There was no good choice in the situation but House was right; no matter what one of the kids was going to die young. May as well be transparent about all the options soan informed descision can be made.

[@DragonGoddess18]

The brother is doing the right thing Plus whether anyone likes it or not, House is right: they make life or death decisions everyday, especially in their line of work

[@nyxd8484]

I believe there's no right decision in this situation, whether they choose to do it or not, nobody could judge them and as house said it is a life and only the siblings could decide about what to do with it.

[@Infidi]

@@nyxd8484 There absolutely is the right decision here. It's decision made by those whose lives are in question. Not the doctors, not the parents. The choice made by the two sibling is the right decision.

[@playerback7722]

Yep

[@tiredpoe5540]

@@Infidi this is a response I can agree with

[@ihatethisusernameupdate]

@@nyxd8484 Right and wrong aren’t the correct words to use in this situation. There are two options, and both of them are bad. But one is worse than the other, and that much is obvious to anyone with an IQ higher than that of a banana peel

[@torycatherine2044]

It's a good thing the kid did overhear this argument. If he somehow found out later his parents took away his chance to save his sister because they made the choice for him, he would have spent what little time he had left hating them. And rightfully so. Then the parents would be left without both of their kids. This was the best possible outcome for the whole family, even though it still sucks.

[@dragonic22]

I doubt the parents see it that way

[@thesilentgametestr]

@@dragonic22 high emotions doesnt make people think properly. killing the daughter for the sake of not wanting to shorten your dying sons life a bit more. Parents like this would rather both their kids die than keep one life.

[@dragonic22]

@@thesilentgametestr To keep one means choosing one over the other, which some parents just can't do

[@quinnlevy8996]

I think that's why House decided to have the argument right there

[@alchemist0019]

​@@thesilentgametestr No good parent can make this choice unless they are forced to make it. It's part of the reason why doctors aren't recommended to work on people they know and especially not people they care about.

[@space_1073]

For all of the ridiculously high stakes drama of medical tv, the only thing that has ever made me close to tears what Hugo’s line “this is the great thing I can do with my life”

[@AG-en5y]

Sorry to ruin it for you sickle cell anaemia would’ve been caught immediately when she rolled in due to anaemia right off the bat it would’ve been caught. There would’ve been no need for a new organ. If this were to happen every single doctor would’ve been sued to smithereens for such a, massive miss of something so obvious

[@sollyxdoomyx7905]

Yeap this scene just fulls of emotion and i got mentally breakdown... that self sacrifice i understand his confidence all to well made me break in tears

[@r.j.9822]

@@AG-en5yalmost like it’s a tv shows meant to be dramatic 🤣

[@AG-en5y]

@@r.j.9822 don’t know about you. I expected my TV shows to be a bit better written than this slop.

[@r.j.9822]

@@AG-en5y “better written”🤦‍♂️ its pretty well written in terms of dialogue and overall drama, you legit just have a problem with the medical accuracy🤣Go watch an informative documentary if you care so much about facts, again shows like these were mostly for ENTERTAINMENT NOT EDUCATION 🤦‍♂️you must be pretty young to complain about validity on television 🤣

[@EmoMetalMusicLuvr16]

This hits hard. I said the same thing just a few months ago in August. I said to my little sister when she was in her hospital bed after her car accident not to make me live without her. She never woke up and died the 15th of the same month and it has been the most painful loss I've ever experience. We were best friends and did everything together. I would do anything to have her back. Edit: I can not thank everyone enough for the kind words. The one year anniversary officially passed, and it still seems so surreal. I miss her every day; some days are easier than others, and I've learned that grief isn't linear. Seriously though- thank you all. Kind words go so much further than one can realize ❤️

[@slverstar53]

I'm so sorry for your loss

[@elenafried4664]

My condolences to you.

[@scientifically_sarah]

Condolences to you and your family ❤

[@KawaiiSoulB42]

I feel that pain from here. I had a same accident with someone close to me when was 17. Driving home, get slammed by a drunk driver. She died instantly but I lived. My scars remind me every day when I wake up.

[@ritaruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

Wherever she is, she is looking out for you and protecting you so you can live a long happy life

[@Comicsluvr]

Props to ALL of the actors and actresses who had to play patients and family members on this show. Most of them deserve awards for their talents!

[@liftedmarco4976]

Fr the casting was always amazing for the patients

[@YourDadWithTheMilk304]

*Actors?*

[@jjmartin6422]

​@@YourDadWithTheMilk304the mom is flo from the progressive commercials.

[@FallenValkyrje]

@@YourDadWithTheMilk304 The daughter is Alyson Stoner who is in some Disney shows

[@Classifyable]

the wheelchair guy wasn’t great

[@RedStar441]

Son has a heart of a hero. May he live on in legend.

[@JannyMaha]

Maybe not of _legends_ per se, but at least in a sequel, right?

[@JamesChurchill3]

I have the heart of a lion, and a lifetime ban from the zoo.

[@thethundernado6670]

“Don’t make me live without you” I said the same thing to my mom while she was in the hospital. She died a few months ago. Edit: It’s been almost a year since that happened. Thank you for sending the good vibes.

[@NathanCAY1010]

I'm sorry for your lost, condolences

[@kpaxian6044]

:(

[@therohan1957]

I’m so sorry for your loss, may she rest in peace and I’m sure she was very very proud of you.

[@awisin871]

Saddest moment in any person's life,any condolences or message isn't good enough for this loss.

[@jannisares]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Hugs.

[@mafeweigel]

“Don’t make me live without you”. I was all tears and snot after I heard that. 🥺

[@Lilith_Reaver]

my heart stopped after hearing that. what a painful line.

[@kafkaesk_]

I have been watching House MD since 2004, whenever I watched this scene, I am always crying. The boy's wish was so heartbreaking. 😢

[@darkfarie94]

The bond between siblings is so important

[@Mockingjay1764]

Agreed

[@scarletjester7831]

If you have one, sometimes siblings are just strangers that share the same parents. Or worse, had that bond only for time and life to erase it making them strangers that used to know each other

[@Mockingjay1764]

Sometimes tragedy strikes and it ends up bringing you both closer as you understand the pain.

[@ObeseCaligula]

I killed my brother in 1989. I did 20 years in that can for that.

[@VAOdin]

It must be nurtured and when nurture well, it is unbreakable.

[@lotusgal313]

There’s something we always forget about kids when they’re clinically ill. They’re still kids! They still need to be treated like kids. Yes they have more grasp on reality than others but even so they stare still kids

[@soulsnatcher5408]

I'm trying to understand what you mean by kid? Are you saying she shouldn't have a choice in her own fate? You're suffering that much and you're a child, you should have the right to say enough is enough. She's not a toddler she old enough to speak without error, form intelligent thought, and understand mortality.

[@buffya8012]

Kids have just as much right to their own treatment as adults do,and a lot know more than you give them credit for….they aren’t just supposed to sit around and die,they have rights too…you treat kids like there “just kids” it doesn’t end well,treating them like adults with a say in their own care gets you much farther!

[@Ihavenohandle....]

I don't see how the Dr even has a job? In any decently ran hospital he would have been fired long ago due too harassment complaints. The hospital would have definitely been sued a few times by now due too all the emotional distress law suits that would have occurred because of him.

[@trainman5675]

@Russell Hughes in show they have a budget for him specifically for lawsuits. And otherwise no show if he was. Plus he gets results and is typically the guy that's gone to LAST like usually if all else fails go to house

[@ladyweasellou3367]

Speak for yourself

[@desertpack9580]

She has an amazing brother he wanted to save his sister's life. My sister saved my life while I was having the worst asthma attack after Christmas she called 911 as fast as possible and when I was in the hospital I wanted to talk to my sister alone to say thank you for saving me and ever since that night I've been trying everything I could to repay her.

[@Macaulyn_97]

I'd say living your life as happily as you can is the best way to repay someone who saved it.

[@andreabethkecreates]

I'm glad that in the end the son got to make the decision -- it should have always been his decision to make and no one else!

[@msharp6887]

He was a minor as well. And not her guardian.

[@dianaadamo5574]

@@msharp6887 depends on where you live. In Canada, the emphasis is more on personal autonomy. If the daughter was say 15-16, and could provide reasonable reasons for her care decision, then it's her choice to make - not her parents. Same for the boy. Now, it is sticky, and because the parents may want the final say it could end in a court case - but it wouldn't be abnormal for the judge to give the kids decision making power. It gets stickier when the kids are younger than 15 and may not have the capacity to decide. In the end, the healthcare team really just wants patients to maintain their autonomy over their bodies. A "good life" is different for everyone and so it should be theirs to decide.

[@msharp6887]

@@dianaadamo5574 such a thing is possible here as well. But it takes an extreme situation. And American medical ethics does not allow someone to effectively commit suicide for another to live

[@ShelliSands]

Kind of spoils it for anyone who hasn’t seen it though

[@pastorcodymitchell1456]

and what if he said no

[@bottle3124]

3:59 it’s very emotional to see house soften up like that after being so tough and mean the whole series.

[@DocM.]

It's always so powerful when House gets SERIOUS like when he drops the cane to run into the room the mom was suffocating the baby or when House drops the act and shows real compassion like here or with Hanna in the collapsed building (crush syndrome, pinned leg) ❤️ God I love this show and the actors

[@dmf1301]

When you have two siblings who care about each other so much they would die for each other… how could you possibly be all grumpy and mean… even if that’s your usual disposition. 😢

[@mr.cauliflower3536]

House is a great actor. He was definitely playing there.

[@sandroselladore3506]

"we didnt mean for you to hear this" how comforting...

[@kwith]

"You don't get to play god by ripping out.." "That train left the station when we learned to do transplants!" Wow, that truth hit HARD.

[@VoiceInVoid]

Truly an underrated quote right there

[@supranova565]

yeah true

[@simonnachreiner8380]

Unfortunately that’s also going to be the reality until we figure out 3d printed organs. As long as there’s more need for organ donations than donors every time a transplant committee meets they’re literally playing god and deciding who lives and dies.

[@Tracks2008]

@@simonnachreiner8380 Nope. A person can live just fine with one of any pair of organs missing except for the lungs. Only having one kidney will not kill you for example.

[@simonnachreiner8380]

@@Tracks2008 " As long as there’s more need for organ donations than donors every time a transplant committee meets they’re literally playing god and deciding who lives and dies." If three people need a kidney in the next week and there's only one post mortem donor a transplant committee decides which of the three candidates will take the donation the farthest and who will have to die on a waitlist. That's _literally_ deciding who lives and dies.

[@kevinkreh2520]

One of those rare situations where nobody is wrong here. The sister loves her brother and is willing to die before she shortens his life. The brother knows hes going to die soon and has likely accepted that. Hed rather give some of himself to her and see her live the rest of her life before he has to watch his sister die and live without her. The parents are torn in half but they know that their daughter would rather give herself over her brother and are trying to honor her decision and desire on top of having seen the way she tried to end her own life once she figured out the treatment. Cuddy is defending the parents decisions and the brother, reminding House that even though he has a debilitating condition hes still a human being with his own intrinsic value. And House is reminding the parents that the boy is going to die soon anyway and if they pick the boy they'll be childless and heart broken decades sooner than if they helped the daughter. Also if they do the surgery they'd still have both kids and advances in medical technology might be able to help the boy before it's too late so theres a small possibility both kids could live their full lives.

[@StonedHunter]

Really perfect way to say it. I was struggling to find the words. You're totally right. This was a horrible situation where no answer is entirely right or wrong and it's going to hurt either way.

[@MsMinoula]

The truth is thst nobody knows for sure how long someone will live. Maybe with the exception of cancer any .

[@DamnItMantis]

Please don’t call parents with deceased children “childless”. They are still parents.

[@EmptyMan000]

@@DamnItMantis They are no more or less identifiable as parents than a widow is still a wife.

[@braken63]

Nope,the parents are still qrong for trying to not involve the boy in the debate

[@judithfurmston3731]

I loved House's point about Transplants now being an option. Once an option is possible, it becomes an option. It may be the bad decision, but it's an option nonetheless.

[@themadmanescaped1]

Bad decision yes... but it's the best decision.

[@southernelle]

The brother knows the only way she can go on and have the life he wants for her is to give up what he has left. I’d give up my lung to my sibling ina heart beat in the same situation

[@DawnzeenaMcGill]

Same I’d give him my heart if I needed to

[@jeanetten.s.8557]

ABSOLUTELY, ..... But they're still not allowed to use my charger tho XD

[@acgearsandarms1343]

He’s not dying immediately. He’s giving up some of his time left for her. There’s still some time left for him he can make the most of. It’s not much, but you would be surprised how it can be enough. Not to discount his sacrifice for his sister, just want to hopefully make it sound less dour.

[@estherdenenga5227]

@@jeanetten.s.8557 Absolutely agree

[@normallymute0131]

@@shweta3590every organ can regenerate to some degree, but the liver is the most prolific

[@ella202]

What always struck me about this episode is how the parents are struggling with the decision, but for the kids, the actual people the surgery would be done on, it's an immediate decision. Despite Taub's evasions, the patient figures out what's going on an immediately decides she would rather kill herself than take from her brother. And when her brother hears the option, he immediately turns around to convince his sister to let him give her his lung. It's just crystal clear to them. For them it's not an abstract conversation about morality and ethics, it's the practicalities of who was sitting in front of them and how they would do anything for each other. Once they had the option, their decision was made.

[@Timeward76]

I think its because... For the parents, they're arguing and trying to decide what would be best for their kids.... The kids are making that decision for themselves. When its their choice to make, they dont have to guess how they feel. They immediately know how far theyd go for each other.

[@SakuraMoonflower]

I understand the waffling of the parents. They don't want to lose either of their kids, but they're faced with a terrible choice: pick one child over the other. For the kids whose lives are at stake here, it's clearer cut.

[@dandereninja4750]

The funny thing is hospitals would tell the family the options and include the kids in the decisions.

[@m.poppins4843]

because the dilemna the parents are facing is much more complicated than the ones the children are put with? If you're the already dying one ofc you're gonna want to save your sister, like he said being able to save her is probably the most important thing he could ever do with his own life, if having half a lung to live on can be qualified as being saved, and the sister doesnt want to kill her brother because it just isnt right no matter how crippled he is (i mean unless he's like dying right now ofc). On the other hand, there are no choices to be made for the parents here. We're talking trading numbers here. The dying in the next 10 years son, giving HALF a lung and ultimately his life to "save" his sister and condemn her to basically be the crippled one, just because she would "live" a little bit longer than he would. The only thing for the parents to do here is just for them to accept whats gonna happen. Thats pretty much the moral of this episode. Yes, using the boy to save the girl would be the most logical thing to do, if only life was all about logic, but its not. And that is the purpose of this show. Opposing morals (mostly cuddy and wilson), logic (house), and emotions (some of the interns, the patients and their close ones, ect).

[@jfangm]

​@SakuraMoonflower It's not even one child over the other. They're faced with two choices: save their daughter now and lose their son later, or lose their daughter now and their son later.

[@PondLeHockey1234]

I lost my brother a few years ago. Living without him is harder than I ever imagined. There was no preparing for it.

[@loopylou6841]

Very sorry for your loss 🕊️

[@misswinter3361]

I lost my sister unexpectedly six years ago, and I still can't believe she's gone. I understand.

[@threegsgaming6959]

I understand why the parents didn’t want to involve their son: they didn’t want to saddle him with the burden of choosing to save his sister or shorten his own life after their daughter tried to off herself.

[@KnightRaymund]

But it was his choice to make. And if he found out afterwards, he'd likely never forgive them. I wouldn't.

[@cryptic2071]

She might be more inclined to not waste her life if she's living with a part of him.

[@8unnylover]

@@cryptic2071 I think she tried to end her life to try to make sure her brother wouldn't donate

[@melaniehermand384]

The girl said nothing about her suffering during all her years because she thought her brother was more important than her. She says it herself: she does not live her own life, she lives the life of her brother by proxy. When she collapsed, she was demonstrating to obtain donations of money to treat her brother (idea of the mother whose father was very proud considering the financial result). I do not experience this situation, I have never experienced it but find out, all people in this situation say this and have this behavior. She understood the situation, she saw her parents argue, she experienced her parents no longer coming to see her. Thus, she understood that her parents chose her death and the life of her brother and that is why they no longer argued and came to see her. To speed things up and make her parents' decision easier, she tried to die early without any doctor being able to do anything about it. Such has been the situation. She adored her brother. Her brother adored her, was very proud of her, did everything with her and for her. HIM, he wanted her to live and to live her own life and not her life by proxy. I think the parents knew that and that's why they didn't tell him. The girl will have the burden of living thanks to the sacrifice of her adored brother, the burden that her parents blame her for the sacrifice of her brother whether they say so or not, the burden that her parents would have preferred her death and the life of her brother.

[@maxi1ification]

@@melaniehermand384 considering how much they treasured both their children here, I don't think they'll blame her for anything. The reason they chose not to do the transplant was because it felt like too cruel and cold of a choice to make, and I can't blame them, wouldn't want to be on their shoes. Ultimately they seemed to genuinely understand what their son's choice and decision was, with all that that entailed. Yes, they wanted to spare him the burden of having to make such a sacrifice or feel guilty for not making it, either way somebody was gonna feel like the guilty party, their parents included. But ultimately they realized it shouldn't be up to them, but to their children.

[@AScottish-AustralianM-84]

That brother has my respect. I will do anything I am physically capable of doing to protect my sisters.

[@Meggimagine]

The most beautiful thing a brother could do for his sister in this situation, no matter how gutwrenching it is

[@TwiceToldCinema]

*lungwrenching

[@asbjelasulejmani8585]

What a beautiful speech the boy delivered, I burst into tears😭😭

[@batbabe1507]

We gonna ignore how unbelievably unprofessional Cuddy was while talking to House in front of the parents? We've come to expect it from House but she just escalated the situation instead of trying to diffuse it. She loves to criticize House for being unprofessional but she had several moments where she acted horribly.

[@justanotherenigma]

There's an explanation for that - it's all an act and broadcasted via television. 🤪

[@foolslayer9416]

She couldn't have taken him aside?

[@angel-.-]

Um, did we watch the same scene? Sure, she could have talked away from the parents, but House called their son "rolly boy." She at least tried to keep her voice quiet. Can't say the same for him. There's no competition as for who is more professional. I can't speak for other episodes, but this is as clear as day.

[@amukhoza857]

But just imagine having a colleague like House, he is great but eventually you will explode. Everyone continuously has to be the professional if he catches you on a bad day he might catch hands

[@greysonholtz]

@@justanotherenigma the show isn't fantasy, it's fictional. Is it not okay to analyse and apply real life logic?

[@haleycone6729]

That’s just how older siblings work. If it’s us or them, we will always choose them.

[@EmptyMan000]

Respectable ones at least. Others tend to go all Cain and Abel.

[@crazyman7671]

Yep. My siblings and I were pratically at each others throats growing up, but if i had the power to give my siblings long lives and do good in the world, i would do it in a heartbeat

[@artofreusing10]

Yup..I wud have done the same

[@dilypopp]

@@crazyman7671Same. My brothers are brats and I practically raised them, couldn’t stand them most of my life. But if I could, I’d trade every good day and memory for my baby brother to walk this earth one more time. He deserved it way more than I do.

[@Godhealsnatureheals]

Unfortunately not with my brother and I. He would always put himself first

[@MyVwccStar2023]

"Don't make me live without you!" That cuts deep it got me crying😭😭

[@thesixthkid7689]

The problem with this episode is that the parents never asked what the son wanted, nobody did.

[@TheCarash]

as cold as it was, house was right. it's an incredibly hard decision to make but by saying no, they doom both their children to live. They should have also asked the brother from the get go. what if they said yes and he said no.

[@kgunitkeese17]

@caitlyncarvalho7637wouldn’t that be considered grape and necrophilia?

[@mhv5295]

These parents are actually some of the best. They actually respected their child’s wishes.

[@sws212]

Not really, they justified their choice by giving it to someone else. Doubtful they'll be able to easily live with it but there's no conflict if they're simply following the son's choice.

[@sync9847]

I don't know man. From a logical point of view the right choice would be to make the transplant. No matter what it's an impossible decision to any parent.

[@dragonegg2851]

@@sync9847 depends on the situation. Forcing a procedure that just prolongs suffering is disgusting and selfish. Especially if the one who’s suffering doesn’t want it.

[@sync9847]

@@dragonegg2851 If I understand correctly had she gotten the transplant she would have likely lived for significantly longer (and presumably in much better conditions than her brother). So in that sense I think it's the logical choice. That said, you could make an argument against it based on the fact she refused. Though if I am being honest I think most of us did not have the best decision making abilities when we were teens.

[@jenanimazed5932]

Respecting one child’s wish here ends up disrespecting the other’s though. All around it’s just an impossible decision. There might be a clear or better choice “logically”, but in terms of parenting, they’re both losing options.

[@lakeofalltrades]

The children were more mature than the adults. So pure and of understanding. I like this episode

[@fredmcg9442]

The acting in this episode was amazing. You really felt the emotions of the siblings.

[@JoshuaG]

One of the reasons why House M.D is soo rewatchable 🥰❤️ unlike long running shows like Grey's Anatomy 😅

[@adriennethompson3382]

😭 that scene is so sad

[@Stargaze_17]

Allison Stoner showing off her acting talent.

[@originalgaige5619]

As an older brother, I would have zero hesitation. Regardless of my own circumstances or consequences from doing so. My sister's life is worth more than mine.

[@EmptyMan000]

Rather depressing. I wonder if your sister would think the same?

[@Farhan_049]

​​@@EmptyMan000 She's most likely more intuitive in regards to handling a house and holds the innate potential of creating new life. Women and children will always have greater priority over men. So, she has to live on.

[@PineappaPres14]

@@Farhan_049So it’s true that nobody cares about men and that we’re disposable???

[@alexanderringler5747]

@@EmptyMan000She is more important to him. If she is right in her mind, he is also more important to her. Objectivly they are worth the same, as all other lifes... But it's alright to love someone more than loving yourself. Hope he protects his own heart.

[@claireskieofficials6057]

I just watch this and the part were the brother heard everything and directly went to his sister telling her he couldn't live without her is just heartbreaking 💔

[@ThatgirlfromBrazil]

The way I cried like a baby at the way the siblings love each other. That conversation... "If you take this piece of me... carry it with you...this is the great thing I can do with my life. Don't make me live without you."

[@miserablemarie]

The thumbnail had me go “I don’t remember Alyson Stoner in House” now I’m like “I DIDN’T KNOW FLO WAS IN HOUSE?!”

[@raquel7922]

I was just wondering if that was Flo or someone that looks like her

[@ashleyhatzenbeller4705]

Same!

[@rachelnh2078]

It's crazy when you go navy and watch videos. Last clip I just saw I'm pretty sure the guy was from heroes.

[@Cherryblomm]

I didnt know either and got excited as i love step up and she is one of my fave characters from it

[@taltzi]

my childhood best friend of 8 years had a younger sister. she was 6 months old when she died because of some complicated illness that i can't remember the name of. no one at school knew she used to have a sister, only i and a small handful of our closest friends. she never talked about her, never mentioned her, but i always remembered. whenever she mentioned her name, whenever someone mentioned younger siblings, whenever i saw that framed photo of a little chubby baby with an oxygen tube in her nose at her house. i was there when her dog had to be put down, which was heartbreaking, but sometimes i wish i got to meet her sister too. i know i would never forget it, but i wanted to be there to help her. her sister would've been in 4th grade by now. almost all of our friends had younger siblings in grades below that they would visit during lunch, and i never really thought about how my friend missed that until now. she'd say hello to the other friends' siblings, but she never had her own to greet. i haven't spoken to that friend a lot since we entered high school, we outgrew each other. but i still think about her.

[@roisingrant]

as someone who lost a younger sister myself, this was comforting to read. it's wonderful that you're still extending your thoughts even if you two don't talk as much. it would mean a lot to me, thats for sure

[@MiracleFound]

Sickle cell is no joke, and it is very painful. The patients often get labeled as drug seekers, which is complete BS. I have seen teenagers with sickle cell have myocardial infarctions and strokes because of the sickling. It is way underestimated by people who don't understand it and even by people who should know better.

[@dextercochran4916]

Stop victim-baiting. I've never heard that in my entire life. Not once! Until you said it. No one thinks sickle cell patients are just drug seekers. Not unless you live in Ghana or something.

[@thtkidalwow8491]

@@dextercochran4916 as someone with sickle cell everyone literally thinks that me and my siblings are drug seeker. I’ve been on the highest doses of Vicodin and ibuprofen for as long as I can remember because it is so bad. if you don’t know what’s happening with us then you should have little opinions on it. this is literally my life and this is literally other peoples lives you should honestly ask more people about it but that’s all I have to say.

[@thtkidalwow8491]

@@dextercochran4916 fortunately only half of them are sickled but only me and my brother go through crisis every few years , my sister had nun but still experienced back pain

[@MiracleFound]

@Dexter Cochran well I worked in hematology and oncology for over 10 years, and I heard it almost daily. It isn't victim baiting. It is a fact. Sickle cell can range from very mild to extremely severe. Some patients have to have exchange transfusions where you remove a unit of blood and transfuse donor blood. You can learn a lot more about sickle cell if you want to. There is actually a cure that can be worse than the disease, a bone marrow transplant. Most of my patients were accused of being drug seeking at least once. By most, I mean more than 95%.

[@MiracleFound]

@@thtkidalwow8491 I am so sorry that you have to endure sickle cell disease. It is very life altering and painful. I hope that you have competent and compassionate care.

[@Entrerizosdcoco]

“Don’t make me live without you” I said this 10 years ago while burying my older brother. This Scene still gets me 💔😭

[@bumblebeeman2103]

I rarely ever cry or even react to sad or terrible things happening in entertainment, but the part where the kid goes, "you do so many great things, and I just watch", knowing what he's getting at even before he says the rest of it, that made me tear up a lot, ngl

[@moreblack]

You'd think Flo, being such an icon of insurance, would make the right call.

[@pastorcodymitchell1456]

wow mate she's that flo i thought that was just her name (thanks for the info I would NEVER have caught that)

[@BasedSockHead007]

😂

[@elementxxrider]

Dr. House is by far one of my favorite characters and also the type of doctor that I know I would be mad at… but that ultimately I know I'd need. Because he isn't optimistic (like Cameron) or Restrictive (like Cuddy). He is realistic; if there is an option he'd tell me, but he'd also tell me all the consequences and intricacies of it. So I don't make a decision uninformed. I am sorely aware that most doctors are not like him and if they were they'd be fired on the spot. A shame because that's the type of doctors we NEED.

[@kerstiny4698]

Agree. When it comes to doctors, their friendliness is the least thing I worry about. I need realistic skillful doctors that know their stuff well.

[@Duskdog717]

There are parts of House that we need, and many other parts that we don't. He uses the defense of "I'm just being realistic" to also treat other people like garbage as frequently as possible, and that is the absolute LAST thing we need in a medical industry that's already so cold and uncaring and alienating to so many patients who desperately need empathy and understanding.

[@starwarfan8342]

House only gets away with the things that he does because he has plot armor, and because he really is just *that* brilliant. If other doctors acted like him, as Foreman once said, mortality rates would go through the roof.

[@michelewieczorek8288]

A doctor alone can't do anything. It's a team effort between many doctors, nurses, hospital staff and beaurocracy. You just can't power through unfortunately. House would just set high hopes and let his patients die

[@ĴumpəŘ]

@@starwarfan8342 basically he has tenure

[@macbuff81]

My dad was dying of cancer when this show first aired at around 2005. My mom died three years later. Both died of cancer. I was just in my mid 20s. My mom loved this show. Watching it makes me feel a little closer to her. Losing her destroyed me. I still feel the emptiness to this day.

[@fenuays9662]

I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how difficult this was for you. Hugs and love to you. I believe you will see them again.

[@justinchristoph3725]

When people say "Anything", they usually haven't been made aware of what it will REALLY cost them. Then it becomes "Anything within reason".

[@markvelous2552]

their sibling bond 🥺 the actors are incredible... i teared up!

[@SuperSaiyan46Gohan]

Hugo is the best brother. You could ever as for, as soon as he heard that option to save his sister, he didn't EVEN hesitate. I think if we all were a little bit more caring for one another like Hugo, then this world would be more wonderful than it already can be😊

[@takeaholiday]

I do like how House usually always gets serious and drops his pessimistic stuff as soon as someone talks about a kid dying.

[@scribeofstorms]

the age old issue of being a doctor, you can't be too emotionally involved but you also have to have empathy.

[@CoolioCats614]

This is why I love House. He saw the kid right as the parents decided and he played ignorant and fought on the side the brother would have wanted; not because thought it was right, but to give them time to let him hear their raw thoughts. He does this more often then people think and he did it not to push the boy to save her but to see what he would decide after hearing the truth for himself

[@DragonLatinVIC]

As a big brother myself, even though I’m definitely not the best one out there. I can wholeheartedly say that I would do the exact same thing for my sister. Even though I know that I annoy her and make her mad a lot, I wish her nothing but the best. She doesn’t know it but I genuinely want her to have a greater life than me. I can’t be a role model but I’ll help carry as much as I can for her. Sorry, this just really got to me 😅

[@sairamr6886]

I do Tough love for my little sis too. But big bro has to step up when time is right. Always.

[@blackmanwhitesuit]

That's just how big brothers are lol

[@shitneyb5562]

What you said is all any parent wants for their children. I hope you tell her

[@KayKay114]

Wish my older brothers were like you! 😊

[@dysmissme7343]

You should make sure she knows how you love her 💜 It’s worth it, there’s nothing like being really close with a sibling

[@jordachesturgis7930]

I have sickle cells disease and I’m currently in the hospital in the worse pain as always and this really hit me because me and my brother have it and it’s so damn hard to live with and be labeled as some drug seekers but those who don’t have this disease will never understand how hard it is for us to live 😢

[@colingibson1998]

I'm sorry you have to go through that I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy

[@nana8135]

Im so sorry love ❤

[@etoileshine1011]

I hate that you and your brother have to go through that.

[@DarkRubberDucky]

I learned about sickle cell when I was in early middle school and realized how horrible it must be. Any medical staff who would think badly of you or your brother need retraining. You get what you need to be as comfortable as possible.

[@attackofthejiggli]

I'm willing to get the accusers are the real drug seekers

[@VoidDragon82]

"Don't make me live without you". Think I'm gonna give my sister a quick call and tell her I love her. Man that last scene left me in a bit if a mess. Great acting, absolutely phenomenal acting.

[@rooksdb1]

This teens had so much more understanding of the situation than the adults. They were thinking about what choice would benefit them, but the kids were thinking about each other. So selfless😢

[@jwilsthem.c3780]

Told a better story in 10 minutes than entire movies

[@scribe712]

What's make them think they have the right to make the decision for their son when it's HIS lung and not theirs? smh

[@EmptyMan000]

Misguided parental protection, not that you'd ever understand.

[@hexoson]

@@EmptyMan000 Seems like they understand pretty clearly based on the "smh" in their comment.

[@holysecret2]

They probably thought he would feel forced to oblige, and thought they were the in a better position to make a rational decision. Or at least they wanted to take the emotional pain of the situation on themselves and not burden their sin with it. At the same time they were disregarding or forgetting the emotional pain of losing his sister, though. I agree he should be involved, but as a parent, I would also think twice before making him decide, I would want to make sure it's a necessary decision, and what the likely outcomes would be.

[@jackiehansen2421]

There might be legal issues where he’s a minor and they have the right to make the choice BUT they should have included him in the discussion

[@SunShine-ve5nr]

The boy did his well written lines with perfection. A fine actor.

[@DragonTwin88]

The only way to make a good decision here was to ask the son. He was the one who would be donating and having his life cut short so he had to be the one to make the final decision. As much as we like to think parents always know best they really should not make such decisions without talking to the person it effects.

[@amadodabeast]

No kid should have to take up that choice. No kid.

[@DragonTwin88]

@amadodabeast but it ultimately is his choice. If he was younger not consulting him on the No is wise but he was old enough to be able to make that decision. If I was that age and I found out that I was not consulting on for a procedure that could save my sister then I would have raged. I would have yelled at my parents. I would hate them. At what age do we stop considering children too young to be able to make these kind of choices. When children are at 12 they are able to tell a judge they do not want to have contact/live with a specific parent. Why is that child able to make a decision that will change their life (granted it isn't on the same level) but this what 17 year old is still considered too young to decide whether or not he donates to his sister?

[@poploli2660]

@@amadodabeast i agree i don’t understand these commenters honestly, i dont think anyone should be allowed to sacrifice their life for someone else its not fair, the sister could have rejected his lung to amd died because these situations usually dont work out so nicely in the real world

[@amadodabeast]

@@DragonTwin88 I’m not debating about a kid’s choice. I’m only pointing out that no kid should have to make these type of decisions. Rather they can or not, that’s debatable., especially when it comes to many factors, such as wisdom, experience, cognitive behavior l, etc. It’s a complicated topic, but I’m only speaking scenario wise

[@MissCaraMint]

@@amadodabeast But unfortunately he is the only one who can make it. Taking the choice away from someone is even worse.

[@kylieknight2365]

Just another reason I adored this series. It shows the realism of medicine from not our (the Dr/specialist) point of view but the human/patient/family side behind our treatments, surgery’s and medicine as a whole. We are not only treating the patient, we are also treating the family involved. Of course their is some extra drama added or no one would watch😂 but it it still true to our focus as a team in going to battle against trauma or illness

[@warmstrong5612]

"We don't compromise one life for another." That's called triage and hospitals do it often.

[@aasray]

That prioritization. Not compromising

[@sicroto]

Compromising while patting themselves on the back.

[@Unahim]

"Compromising something" in this case means "to cause the impairment of". Triage does not cause impairment, it prioritizes on what impairment to act on first, and which ones to perhaps not act on at all.

[@obliviouz]

Yup. It's quite literally what the transplant committee does by deciding who gets organs.

[@Hopelesscandies]

Cuddy made me so frustrated because like, “it’s coercive to tell them”??? No. It’s restrictive and irresponsible to not give them the option, the opportunity to talk about it. How dare she suggest that the refusal of vital information is better than the inevitable dilemma. REMINDER: THIS IS A TV SHOW, MADE FOR ENTERTAINMENT. LEAVE ME TF ALONE ABOUT “but in real life!!!” I DO NOT CAREEEEEE

[@ButtonsCasey]

No, just no. In real life, sick people can not donate organs. The son since he had a disease thst affects his lungs, wouldn't be a viable option for donation.

[@supersaiyaman11589]

@@ButtonsCasey it depends if he just cant walk that is not a disease.

[@redengineer4380]

@@supersaiyaman11589 He very obviously doesn't if they're talking about how his ability to breathe will be reduced over time.

[@ericaschaidt8588]

@@supersaiyaman11589he *DOES* have a disease that’s *WHY* he can’t walk. CMD, congenital muscular dystrophy, is a group of inherited conditions that affects muscles. CMD results in overall muscle weakness with possible joint stiffness or looseness. CMD can involve spinal curvature, respiratory insufficiency etc. From what it sounds like his CMD has effected his respiratory system and as many with CMD he has to use a wheelchair

[@Hopelesscandies]

@@ButtonsCasey that’s nice, unfortunately for you this is a TV show, and using TV logic, you’re wrong.

[@targaryenxmandi]

The ending of this clip made me tear up. I have an older brother but he cut contact from me for stupid reasons as I doubt he would do anything to save me health wise. But for my two younger sisters, I'd give anything to make sure they live a healthy life. They're adopted but I'd still do that. I'm their older sister and I'll make sure they get through life. Both are a decade younger than me but I'd still be there

[@Aemilius46]

My goodness!! 🥺💔 I teared up harsh when the siblings were talking at the end!! 😢😟

[@marethyu_primo7638]

One of the biggest issues is if they didnt tell Hugo and he found out after she died? He likely wouldve never forgiven himself OR his parents

[@hopefrye1864]

I thought I wasn’t going to cry, I don’t usually cry but I couldn’t stop myself when the brother said “don’t make me live without you”.😭

[@joemannchen]

The mother then turns all her energy into making sure everyone has great insurance options!

[@Redman-2490]

I spent like the whole clip trying to think up a bundle pun.

[@pastorcodymitchell1456]

mean but funny

[@jazzi1887]

That last part got me in my feelings bowl! I wasn’t expecting it to be like that.

[@wombat6]

Can we take a moment to appreciate just how good the young actors are in this?

[@BygPhattyPlus]

I feel for this kid. I lost my little sister years ago and if I could have given a part of me to save her, even if it cost me mine, I would have.

[@wolf-marks9353]

The end hits deep. Now that was an incredible sibling love

[@alanhelton]

Not many shows can bring tears to my eyes, but house manages to do it on a regular

[@emmalarson07]

Mad props to Alyson Stoner in that last scene. The crying got me good.

[@knightofsapphire1601]

One of several House MD moments that make me tear up

[@kemzi2454]

Just glad that her brother overheard and stepped up because the way life works, he would have eventually found out, and may have hated both himself and his parents because he would have saved her.

[@VarmahHari]

After so many years... I still come to this scene from time to time to get in my dose of crying...

[@Nucky420]

I’m crying so hard right now over this. Amazing acting and performances.

[@thehippie3610]

I loved house. Really. It was total nonsense most of the time, but the way it handled emotional situations like this was always first class. The writing and acting were superb. Made me cry there at the end

[@taylormadetactics]

this episode was so impactful i still remember watching it even now. and don't mind admitting that ir brought a tear to my eye - especially as so many people make selfless choices like that IRL

[@UmisTsukishiro00]

I thought it was out of character for House to get that loud, even while chewing out stupid parents as usual. Then I realized he's making it easier for the brother to eavesdrop.

[@ZolaRenard_01]

House 100% doing the shouting on purpose so the brother could hear them and doing the right decision

[@Wormwoodification]

That boy made me love him in those last few minutes. Had me sobbing out of nowhere. Damn.

[@brokenmask333]

If they ended up being completely alone with just each other, regardless of the outcome, they deserve it.

[@pastorcodymitchell1456]

ehhhh in this scenario

[@SDVGUY]

Wow... I forgot how powerful that last scene was, When the kids cried, it broke me.

[@Gustavae]

I watched this with no context. It's amazing how great writing and acting can make a grown man cry in 10 minutes.