Also known as: Abdominal cancer
Neil is a dying patient with terminal cancer who undergoes experimental tumor inhibitor treatment in hopes of surviving long enough to meet his daughter, who is due in 6 weeks. The treatment causes severe side effects including hand-foot syndrome and liver failure, ultimately failing. His wife delivers the baby early so Neil can meet his daughter before dying.
Also known as: Type 1 diabetes
Evan is a 13-year-old boy with severe diabetes who requires an insulin pump. He develops a kidney infection that needs antibiotic treatment. He is at the center of a custody dispute, having been 'kidnapped' by his father. He develops superficial self-inflicted wounds (intention marks) to fabricate evidence of abuse by his stepfather.
Also known as: Kidney infection
Evan develops a kidney infection requiring antibiotics, which Cooper is concerned about while in jail. Charlotte ultimately delivers the antibiotics to Evan, risking legal consequences.
Also known as: Intentional self-harm, intention marks
Evan deliberately inflicts superficial, even wounds on himself (called intention marks) to fabricate evidence that his stepfather abused him. This deception drives much of the episode's conflict, as it leads to his father's arrest and Cooper's imprisonment for contempt. Sam ultimately recognizes the wounds as self-inflicted and Evan confesses he lied about the abuse.
Also known as: Preterm delivery
Margaret's baby is delivered at 34 weeks (6 weeks early) via induced labor so that her dying husband Neil can meet his daughter before he dies from cancer. An amniocentesis is performed to check lung maturity before the delivery.