Christina breast cancer collapse

    by mick at the movies: Movie Clips

    Christina's illness takes a drastic turn for the worse after years of exhausting herself for the family. She is diagnosed with breast cancer but cannot find time for life-saving surgery because it lines up exactly with Max's big election day, which he successfully wins. Doctors detect that cancer cells are spreading and require aggressive chemotherapy immediately. When Heidi rushes home to take over household chores, Christina lies to her, pretending her body has recovered so Heidi can return to school. After Heidi leaves, Christina forces her weak body to shoulder heavy housework again until her fragile body collapses under immense pressure. Max shows cold disgust toward Christina while she is on the floor, finding her only when he notices she isn't around to serve him. He remains completely obsessed with his own screen time and TV schedule. The source text asks how a child can be raised to forget they are subject to the family and advises marrying a kind partner in all actions. #MovieClips

    Transcript (en)

    What are you doing on the floor? That's disgusting. All right, Max, go to your room. Why? Because I said go to your room. What is the reason she's on the floor? Honey, honey, I'm sorry, honey. Oh, baby, give me your hand. Christina's illness takes a drastic turn for the worse, but Max just stands by, showing nothing but cold disgust. After years of exhausting herself for the family every single day, she is diagnosed with breast cancer, yet she can't even find the time to get the life-saving surgery she needs. Hearing the terrible news, Heidi rushes back home immediately She desperately wants to take over the household chores to relieve her mother In sharp contrast, Max couldn't care less about his mother's condition He is completely obsessed with his own screen time and TV schedule Can I watch TV now? 30 minutes of screen time back from last night Sure The day of the surgery happens to line up exactly with Max's big election day The very second Christina comes out of surgery, the first thing she asks about is Max thankfully Max lives up to expectations and successfully wins the election But the celebration is instantly cut short when the doctor drops a bombshell They must start aggressive chemotherapy as soon as possible Because the medical team has detected that the cancer cells are spreading Not wanting Heidi to fall behind and ruin her classes at school Mom insists that Heidi must return to her studies right away So she lies to Heidi, pretending that her body has completely recovered Relieved by the fake news, Heidi heads back to school with total peace of mind But things are never quite that simple The moment Heidi leaves the house Christina has to force her weak body to shoulder all the heavy housework once again Meanwhile, Max acts like a total dead weight Doing nothing but making things worse It doesn't take long before her fragile body completely collapses under the immense pressure Noticing his mother isn't around to serve him Max runs straight into her bedroom to look for her Bringing the story right back to that devastating opening scene