[First lines of the series]
NNurse
The doctor will be right in.
DDoctor
That's not your chart.
No, I know. I know. I was just concerned for Mrs. Yang.
DDoctor
So, how's it going? Any more luck with the peeing?
No. No luck. I stand. I sit. I can't even do it in the shower.
DDoctor
All right. Let's take a look at your blood work. Oh.
DDoctor
Your creatinine level is through the roof.
DDoctor
Rule of thumb, nothing in your body should ever be through the roof. Drew, I'm afraid you're in renal failure.
Okay. Well, any chance there could be a mistake? I mean, that girl who took my blood, you know, with the piercings and the tattoos.
Very pretty. Cool style. So, what are we talking here? Medication? Diet? All fat? No fat? Should I be catching my own fish?
DDoctor
It's a little more serious than that. Uh, I'm gonna give you the name of an excellent nephrologist.
Good. Good. Good. Good. Yeah, I don't want a strip mall nephrologist. Excuse me, I'm a little dry.
[Drew drinks water with a bottle.]
You know, when I did pee, it made that sound.
DDoctor
Look, I know it's a lot to process, but you really need to start thinking about potential kidney donors.
Whoa. Uh, hang on. You're saying, uh... You're saying I need a new kidney?
DDoctor
I'd start with family. They're usually the best match.
Oh, great, a Republican kidney.
DDoctor
It'll just help you pee. It won't tell you which bathroom to pee in. Well, how about friends?
I don't really have kidney friends. I mean, I have friends, don't get me wrong. Just not the kind that, you know, care about me.
DDoctor
Well, meanwhile, you just gotta try to stay positive.
DDoctor
I drink, but you have to make your own choices.
Drew? Is that Drew Dunbar?
Oh, my God. I haven't seen you since high school!
Yes. It's been a long time.
Oh, did you see me? I was in the wedding.
Yeah, I saw you. Everyone saw you.
So what have you been up to? Tell me everything.
Uh, okay. Well, um, I got married, became a therapist, have a beautiful daughter. She's 12. Really smart.
Ah, kids are great. Can you prescribe drugs?
No. That's a psychiatrist. I'm a psychologist. Internet degree. But still, very real. What about you? What's been going on with you?
Um, not much. Just my boring life. Although last year there was this one little misunderstanding, but it got expunged.
It's like I didn't do it. Anyway, um, I got this job driving a senior van for this assisted living place. They are the sweetest people ever. But they die, like constantly. Sometimes in the van, and it's a mess.
Yeah. Bummer. Well, good catching up.
I am around death all the time, and something about you seems a little deathy.
Wow, what a weird superpower. Well, as a matter of fact, I did just find out that I need a kidney transplant.
I knew it! I was thinking more the colon area, but I was in the neighborhood.
Yeah. Well, I'm sure it'll all work out. No biggie, as the kids say.
Oh, no. It is the biggie. I have this one old dude, Mr. Lopez, that I drive to dialysis 3 times a week, but he is old, and you're still young. That is so sad. Does that make you sad?
Uh, yeah. Yeah, it does. Anyway, good catching up.
Hey, guys. This little cutie needs a home. And if you DM me right now, I'll throw in a free case of my craft beer.
[Gina turns the camera off.]
You better kick it up a notch, or I'll have to put a hat on you.
Hey. You got a second? I need some help with my résumé.
Did you get fired because you left those seniors in the van?
No. Half of them didn't remember, and the rest thought we were stopped at a very long light. I'm just getting this ready for when I start my new journey.
Oh, you're really taking this thing seriously.
Yeah, I don't know what I want to do after the transplant, but I want to hit the ground running, so would you mind taking a look?
Yeah, sure. (clears throat) 7 years of pharmaceutical sales?
And I see you've also been a mechanical engineer?
That beer distiller in your garage was made from a bunch of stuff I found around your house, so I totally MacGyver'ed that bitch.
Well, I got to say, I'm impressed. Not with this clearly fabricated résumé, but the fact that you are thinking about this. I mean, the Gina I met 6 months ago was selling fake IDs to kids.
No, I was mentoring troubled youths on their transition to adulthood.
