What’s something that really annoys you about our society?
When Molly entered a patient room to check on a recently admitted man, he immediately laughed at her. He didn’t believe that a woman could even be a doctor. Much less a good one. The guy also refused medical tests or treatment. He was confident that “real men” can’t get sick. Molly tried to reason with him. But her boss stopped her. He said that she needed to learn to accept defeat.
The only one supporting Molly on this was Albert, her colleague and secret admirer. But was he doing this because he liked Molly or because he really thought she was right?
Follow Molly’s story in the brand-new LOVEBUSTER series – Saving Hearts.
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00:10I can do it myself.
00:11Ah, feminism.
00:12Feminism is such an amazing thing.
00:15But you know, Molly, sometimes in life, women, they need a man's help.
00:21That's just how the world is.
00:22What are you doing here, by the way?
00:23I thought you're night shift.
00:25Right, but some of the interns still can't keep up with the schedule.
00:30Men, that's how the world is.
00:33They can't manage without women.
00:36Careful, Molly.
00:37With sharp teeth, come consequences.
00:39Look, I would love to chat with you all day, but we have patients coming in with high fever and loss of consciousness.
00:47So...
00:48Great.
00:49Listen, why don't I keep you company?
00:51Tag along.
00:52Give you a hand in case you need it, like opening the door.
00:59Okay.
01:02Patient.
01:04High fever.
01:19So.
01:20How are you feeling after your antipyretic?
01:22Oh, much better, doc.
01:24My body's a little sore, like I've done five workouts in a row.
01:28Mr. Pickles, I'm Dr. Palmer.
01:30Can you tell us more about what's bothering you?
01:34Doug, is this your girlfriend or something?
01:38Tell her I'm not gonna deal with a nurse.
01:40I'm only gonna deal with an actual doctor.
01:42The thing is, I am a doctor.
01:45Whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:46What?
01:47Is this a joke?
01:48This isn't a hospital, it's a flower shop.
01:50Mr. Pickles, your fever can be coming back.
01:52Worse, dearie.
01:54I get dizzy just thinking of being treated by a doll like you.
01:58Okay, so, look, you and I can have a dinner sometime.
02:02I think you're making breakfast better when you treat people.
02:04Well, actually, that's where you're mistaken.
02:09She's an awful cook, but she's an excellent specialist and our top intern.
02:15Intern?
02:16She's not even a doctor yet.
02:18Oh, my God.
02:19Doug, look at me.
02:21I'm in great shape.
02:22A mix of brown and brown.
02:24I'm perfect.
02:25I've never been sick, and I don't think there's something wrong with me now either.
02:28Only with my permission can a woman examine my body.
02:31And it would have to be in a completely different setting.
02:34I'm not giving you permission.
02:35Let's not get hysterical.
02:37We'll...
02:38Get you another doctor.
02:40Thanks.
02:42Listen, you gotta rest up.
02:43Get your strength back, all right?
02:46Thanks, Doug.
02:47Only men can understand this.
02:50Hurry up!
02:52Wait.
02:53Listen.
02:54What's the matter with you?
02:55You really gotta learn how to accept defeat.
02:57Hmm?
02:58This is life.
02:59It's gonna happen a lot.
03:00Defeat?
03:02I'd expected that from him, but not from you.
03:05You should be thanking me.
03:06It's one less patient for you to have for you to deal with.
03:09Especially after your night shift.
03:10I'm a doctor, and I'm supposed to treat people.
03:12Is it proven that you're a doctor?
03:15Or is this about the health of a patient?
03:18Did you come here to play games?
03:21Or did you come here to...
03:23To prove something to somebody?
03:25Huh?
03:26Come on, answer me.
03:28Answer me!
03:29That's not fair.
03:31Stupid.
03:32Why is this...
03:34I...
03:35I mean, I just...
03:36Yeah, yeah, I know.
03:37I get it.
03:38You just wanted to do the right thing.
03:39Mom.
03:40You can't always get what you want.
03:43You gotta seriously try and figure out
03:45why you came to this hospital.
03:47And, I don't know,
03:48maybe when you find the answer,
03:50maybe you'll feel a little bit better.
03:53Or what?
03:54Maybe you'd rather be at a women's march right now.
03:57Hmm?
03:59Think about it.
04:01You can't always get what you want.
04:12Phew.
04:21Yeah.
04:22Yeah.
04:23You're fine.
04:25Phew.
04:26There you go.
04:27Now I can see you're a good doctor, man.
04:29Ah, thank you, Mr. Pickles.
04:33You know, there was this...
04:35Palmer, I think, one hour ago.
04:37She thought if she wore a uniform,
04:39they'd think she was a real doctor.
04:41Mr. Pickles, would you open your mouth?
04:43Uh-huh.
04:50Uh, do you have a sore throat?
04:53Uh, no.
04:56I don't have any pain at all.
04:59Your lymph nodes, they're inflamed.
05:02Looks to me like you have follicular tonsillitis.
05:07You better not talk much.
05:11Whatever you say, doc.
05:27Mr. Pickles, your breasts, they are, um...
05:31What?
05:32Do you like how I build my chest?
05:41Would you mind taking your shirt off?
05:43So, you want to see how a real man should look like?
05:45Mm-hmm.
05:46You better, doc. Check it out.
05:57Mr. Pickles, for how long you've had this?
06:00I don't know.
06:05It's not serious, isn't it?
06:12Molly!
06:13Hey.
06:14I need your help.
06:16I need your help.
06:18It's urgent.
06:19I'm not surprised, Albert.
06:21So, um, breast secretion.
06:23It's not a...
06:25It's not a sign of tonsillitis, is it?
06:27Did you really just ask me that?
06:29Okay, listen.
06:30I really need your help.
06:31Something serious is happening, okay?
06:34I need your help.
06:35Well, it's difficult to say.
06:38These symptoms are present in a lot of women's diseases.
06:44It's not a woman.
06:45It's a man.
06:46It's a man, and that man is a rock.
06:51Pickles.
06:52So, he is your patient now.
06:53Great. Congratulations.
06:55He could even help you.
06:57He's quite good at medicine.
06:58Don't be mad, Molly.
07:00Don't be mad.
07:01I need your help.
07:02And it could be anything that is happening to that guy.
07:04Anything.
07:05Yes.
07:07Yes, that's right.
07:08It could be anything.
07:10It could be really serious.
07:13Albert, it could be even breast cancer.
07:19What?
07:20This kind of secretion is associated with a diagnosis.
07:24Enlarged lymph nodes could be even as a side effect of the disease.
07:31Okay.
07:33So, what are we going to do?
07:38I need you to study his hormones.
07:42And I'll get our mammologist to examine him.
07:46And we need to see if he has any lumps in his chest area.
07:51Got it.
07:52Consider it done.
07:54Sure.
07:55You're welcome.
07:59Mr. Pickles.
08:01How are you feeling?
08:02You thought one woman was enough to examine me and brought in the second one.
08:06Look, we are not here to argue with you.
08:08But as doctors, we have an obligation to examine you.
08:11Sorry, darling.
08:12You know, I don't understand all this female talk.
08:14But I think you have enough time to learn the language.
08:17And I think you have enough time to learn the language.
08:21But I think you have enough time to learn the language of men.
08:24Get out of here and bring me my doctor.
08:26I'm afraid you need a specialist in your case.
08:33You should be examined by our mammologist, Dr. Whisper.
08:36Do you think I'm stupid?
08:37A mammologist is a woman's doctor.
08:39Do I look like a woman?
08:40Mr. Pickles, I need to check your breast and axillary nodes.
08:44It will only take five minutes.
08:46You think so?
08:48I'm not.
08:50I'm sorry. What a shame.
08:51Listen.
08:56We suspect you may have cancer.
09:00All right, then.
09:02Give me back my doctor here, please.
09:05Or I'll give you some other diagnosis.
09:07Is that clear?
09:10Get out of here!
09:11Let's go.
09:12Let's go.
09:19Sorry for bothering you.
09:21That's all right, Molly.
09:22Really, it's okay.
09:26Molly!
09:27I got his test results.
09:29His estrogen level is off the charts.
09:31You were right.
09:32Right.
09:36What did the mammologist say?
09:37Nothing.
09:39He wouldn't let us near him.
09:42So let me show him the test results.
09:43And I'll explain everything to the guy.
09:45Something tells me he won't believe you, either.
09:53I know what to do.
09:57Kitty!
10:00Barbara.
10:01We need the list of all the patients with the last name Pickles from 1970 to 2000.
10:08Okay.
10:09Why do you need that?
10:10His medical history is right in the file.
10:12Breast cancer is a fairly rare disease for males.
10:15And I'm guessing he's inherited it.
10:19As well as his back temper.
10:21Oh, my God.
10:22That's genius.
10:23So now all we have to do is find someone related to him who's been in our hospital with similar...
10:29Already found one.
10:31Johnson Pickles, Sr.
10:33The father of our patient.
10:36He had right breast cancer.
10:39I mean, that's weird.
10:42If Mr. Pickles knew that, why did he deny it?
10:44That's the case, Albert.
10:46I don't think he knows it.
10:52Oh, that's right.
10:54Now you brought the right doctor, yeah?
10:56No, Mr. Pickles.
10:57I brought her.
11:00If not for her, I'm afraid your disease would have gotten much worse.
11:07What are you talking about?
11:08Your tests.
11:11Your tests confirm your diagnosis.
11:15You have breast cancer.
11:19Your father had the same problem.
11:22But according to his medical history, he didn't want to get treated.
11:27Just like you.
11:29That's why he's gone.
11:30Don't you dare speak badly of my father.
11:32You don't know anything.
11:33Unfortunately, we do.
11:35Here are your results.
11:39And they don't look comforting.
11:48But it can't be.
11:51My father was a strong man.
11:52He raised me the same way.
11:54It's nonsense.
11:56I'm sure.
11:57I'm sure he was a wonderful man.
12:00Because he raised a wonderful and strong man like you.
12:04And he didn't want to tell you about his illness so he wouldn't appear his wake.
12:11But I'm sure he didn't want you to repeat his mistakes.
12:16Mr. Pickles.
12:30What am I supposed to do now?
12:33I don't know.
12:41Firstly, you have to accept that there is something feminine in every man.
12:49And there is something masculine in every woman.
12:52And that's normal.
12:53And as a doctor, I would like to say you are in the early stages.
12:59And our mammologist, Dr. Whisper, will help you.
13:11And as a woman, I would like to say that female part of you needs help right now.
13:24Okay?
13:29Thank you, doctor.
13:32It's okay.
13:33I'm sorry, doctor.
13:37And thank you.
13:41Oh, it's gonna be okay.
13:58Molly.
14:01I really could not have done it without you.
14:03It's...
14:09Hey, maybe we should get some coffee.
14:14It's on me.
14:15Have you forgotten?
14:16That was your patient and my share starts right now.
14:23Right.
14:24I forgot.
14:26Listen, you need help?
14:29Although you have enough masculinity for the both of us.
14:37Great.
14:40All right.
14:41Well, I'm glad it ended well.
14:43It's not over yet.
14:44But he'll definitely treat women much better.
14:49I hope so.
14:50Yeah, you not only cure people, but you also re-educate them.
14:54Yeah?
14:59Oh.
15:01Thanks.
15:03Ah, Dr. Gibson.
15:07Mr. Pickles says hi.
15:10What?
15:16What's with her?
15:19Just saved another man's life again.
15:22What?
15:24I mean the patient, like Mr. Pickles.
15:26She saved his life.