Michael Gow

Tom, a terminally ill teenager, recounts the clinical and awkward ways doctors and nurses treated him during his hospital stay. He reflects on the dishonesty of his prognosis and a particularly uncomfortable conversation regarding his burgeoning sexuality.

Tom, a terminally ill teenager, recounts a cynical and awkward encounter with a doctor who used a talk about sex to mask the gravity of Tom's failing health. He reflects on the dishonesty of the adults around him and the clinical coldness of his diagnosis.