Miracle at Manchester (2022) Movie Script
1
[MUSIC - WEARETHEGOOD,
"YOUNG WILD & ALIVE"]
Stars up above me,
stars in my eyes.
Fire below me
starting to rise rise.
I'm my own captain,
hanging on tight tonight.
Pointless to try and
turn back the time.
I've never been
this old in my life.
Load up my spaceship, tear
through the sky I might.
I don't want to wake
up and let my dreams--
You ready?
Bro, always.
That's good, man.
That's good.
You ready?
No.
No?
No.
Man, my batting average
has been terrible
these past couple weeks.
Bro, you got this.
I can barely get basketball.
You got this.
All right, all right, all right.
Dude, you're awesome.
All right.
Whatever.
All right.
Hey, listen, I got to go class.
I'll see you at practice, right?
See ya.
I'm young, wild and alive.
Oh, my goodness.
Hello.
Well?
Well, what?
OK, aren't you excited?
Oh, you mean excited
for the biggest baseball
game of my entire life?
Yes.
Yes.
Do you also want to
walk me to class?
You don't mind if I do.
Let's go.
So here we are.
Sorry I have to say goodbye.
[inaudible]
OK, it's time for class.
[bell ringing]
Awesome.
[music playing]
Hello?
I'm inside the Toyota.
Hello?
Oh, hey.
Hello.
How are you, buddy?
I'm doing good.
I understand you work on
veterans cars for free.
I do.
Yeah, I do.
I do.
I've got a Mitsubishi that
needs brakes and maybe rotors.
Man, I want to help you brother.
But I got five
cars ahead of you.
I'm busy.
All right.
OK.
Wait, hold on.
Hold on.
All right, how about this,
come Monday, early Monday.
And when I say early,
I mean 3:00 AM.
Will that work for you?
Yeah.
OK.
3:00 AM, right
here, I'll be here.
Come quietly.
Let's not wake up the
neighbors, all right?
OK.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Thank you very much.
Yeah, yeah, no worries.
Sorry.
But we'll do it.
We'll get it done.
OK.
Thank you.
Thanks, buddy.
[engine roaring]
[music playing]
Who was that?
Who?
That was a guy who--
Needed a brake job.
Yeah.
Well, he's going to
need rotors, too.
[laughter]
So honey, tell me, what did
you learn in school today?
So see, it's like a butterfly.
And it has all these pretty
colors and these swirly antenna
things, and they're so pretty.
They come from like
caterpillars I think.
Yeah, we learned about
it in school today.
And it's so pretty, right?
Honey, they learned
about butterflies today.
Tell your dad how a
butterfly is born.
So basically, it starts
out as a caterpillar.
Then it goes into
this nest thingy.
It comes out as a beautiful
butterfly like a miracle.
A what?
A miracle, daddy.
There's no such thing
as miracles, honey.
It's OK.
It's OK.
[crowd cheering]
Two outs with men
on first and second.
And number three, Bryson
Wheeler is up the bat.
[crowd cheering]
Good.
Come on.
You got this.
Go, Bryce.
Come on, B.
Good eye.
Good eye.
[crowd cheering]
Good.
[crowd cheering]
[music playing]
[crowd cheering]
Yes!
Let's go!
He's safe.
The Dons win.
The Dons win.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
Atta boy, B!
Let's go.
It's just a headache.
I mean ice your foot I
think but your head, too?
Is that worse than the foot?
Do you want to lean on me?
Sweetie.
And more water, I think you
didn't drink enough water.
I probably use more water more.
Bryce.
Dad.
Check out this truck.
Oh, my goodness.
What's this?
This is sick.
Incredible, isn't it?
Can I take it for a drive?
No.
What are you encouraging here?
You can hug your old man.
Come here.
I'm proud of you, man.
Thanks, dad.
Well, I'm going with dad
No.
You mind taking my bag?
I'll call you later.
Yep.
Get some food.
Why is he showing you
trucks like that anyway?
I don't want crazy.
Mom, it's a cool truck.
Stepping on a rock,
we're just going to--
No, it's fine.
[bell rings]
OK guys, settle down.
All right, let's get
back into catechism 162.
Here we are reminded to live and
grow and persevere in the faith
until the end.
We must nourish it
with the word of God
and beg the Lord to
increase our faith.
It must be working through
charity, abounding in hope,
and rooted in the
faith of the church.
What it means is that we must
stay close to the word of God
and depend on it,
the Bible, right?
So by working through charity,
we can encourage others.
And guys, this doesn't just
happen in this classroom
or when you go to
church on Sunday.
It happens when we
go out in the world
and we leave the building.
Let's look at Hebrews 12, 1-2.
Therefore since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud
of witnesses, let us--
Thomas.
I'm sorry.
What's going on?
He's kind of--
Brycen, you OK?
I just got a nosebleed.
Here.
Run to the restroom,
get cleaned up, OK?
Thank you.
All right.
OK, guys.
Can I tell you something?
Back in the day, I would have
taken them all off your hands.
It just-- Georgia
doesn't seem right.
Apparently, this place is an
embarrassment to the city.
You got to get rid of everything
by the end of the month.
Listen, if I don't get
rid of them, they will.
I gave a lot to the fire
department to practice on.
Dude, I would help you out,
but Marilyn would kill me.
Wait a minute.
What is this?
Are you kidding me?
[laughter]
Is this a '67?
Are you kidding me?
'67.
You like her?
Do I like her?
Yeah.
George, this was my dream car.
I'll tell you what.
Take her, my gift to you.
Come on, you're kidding.
She's yours.
OK.
Just don't tell
Marilyn, all right?
You got it.
Come on.
You ready?
That was pretty good.
What?
Getting out of class.
Dude, what are
you talking about?
Nosebleed.
Hey, did you pick one out
just to get out of class?
Dude, seriously?
Bryce.
Are you OK, man?
It just slipped
out of his hands.
It's OK.
Check out these shirts
I'm going to get the boys.
Why does it say touch down
with a baseball player?
Well, because most of the boys
play football and baseball.
And I thought that'd be fun.
Yeah.
How about something that says
state championship baseball?
Well, I already ordered them.
Ooh.
Ooh.
Hey, Bryce, you all right?
Bryce, are you OK?
[music playing]
Hey, honey, can I
give you a hand?
What?
Just wondering if I
could help you out.
Well, you do know I'm
working tonight, right?
I do.
Yes, I do, of course.
That's why I'm-- that's
why I'm trying to help you.
What are you doing?
Putting stuff away so that you
can get out of here faster.
And what are you doing tonight?
Me?
Tonight, I have a
very calm night plan.
I'm going to relax, sit
down, watch a little TV.
Good.
Good.
And just work on that car
that George had to get rid of,
had to get rid of.
Ed Hanson.
Do I need to remind
you that you've
had major surgery, two major
surgeries in the past month?
You know what, Ed, just a
couple of repairs for friends,
perfectly OK with that.
But this, come on, Ed.
Marilyn.
What?
Honey, it's a '67 Mustang.
No, a '67, that's my dream car.
You've heard me mention
it a million times.
And you-- now, hold on,
you being an oncology nurse
should consider this as
my own cancer project.
What in the world are
you talking about?
Rust.
No, rust is the cancer
of the automotive world.
It's terrible.
It eats away at the
engine and the organs of--
I love you.
Oh.
And don't forget to
take your medicine.
Yes, mother.
[music playing]
Did you call mom?
I did.
I did.
I texted her.
Hello, Mr. Newman.
The nurse said you
blacked out at practice.
Yeah.
Headaches.
Are you getting plenty of
fluids you know with this heat?
No, doc, no.
It's not the heat.
This kid's been playing
baseball since he was 8.
And if it's not baseball
then it's been football.
It's not the heat.
His files are good,
strong heartbeat.
I'm not hearing
anything to worry about.
When the body gets dehydrated,
sometimes the brain
shrinks from loss of fluids.
Why don't we try some
Tylenol, get plenty of fluids.
And if it continues,
make an appointment
with this pediatrician.
Sound good?
Yeah.
OK.
You're a healthy kid.
You'll be fine.
Thanks.
OK.
Let's go.
Let's go get you some food.
OK, I'm starving.
There you go, bud.
Excuse me.
Sure.
Dad.
Dad.
Dad.
Yeah.
My head is killing me.
Yeah.
So was it-- did you
just get dizzy or--
Just hurts.
It just hurts.
You're back.
Yeah, yeah, we're back.
Look, doc, I know my son, OK?
And there's definitely
something wrong with him.
Mr. Newman, migraines in
young people is very common.
At his age, the sports, puberty.
Puberty?
Did he take anything?
Yeah, I gave him a Tylenol.
I can order some
tests, take some blood.
But I really think
that this is just--
where does it hurt?
In the back.
Give me a minute.
Be right back.
I'm going to punch her.
No.
No, I'm going to punch her.
Puberty.
I got a kid, was here earlier.
OK.
Dad's over concerned.
He's complaining of
headaches, blacked out
of baseball practice.
Yeah, sounds like
heat exhaustion.
Let me take a look.
That's what I said.
All right, let's
get him some fluids.
Can we start a DHE drip?
And if it persists, then
let's order a CT scan.
I'll go talk to him.
[music playing]
And I don't know
about this, Bryce.
Dad, I'm feeling better.
But the doctor said he
wanted you to get some rest.
I did.
No.
Sitting on the couch,
playing Xbox for two hours
is not getting rest.
I can't miss practice.
If I miss any more than that,
I won't be allowed to play.
We got the state champs
in, what, like two weeks.
Fine, fine, fine.
Just be-- be careful.
I will.
Don't worry.
All right.
What do you say, Jack.
Hey, what's going on, bro.
Oh, let me get my bag.
Be careful.
[music playing]
OK.
Sounds good.
So what time does
he get home then?
OK.
Yeah.
Just make sure he stays there.
Oh.
Thank you.
Not a penny.
Brakes, rotors,
even tuned her up.
Yeah.
So as soon as I get out of here,
tell him to come pick him up.
He said, he's just a veteran
that wants to help people out.
Yeah, OK.
All right.
Bye now.
Hey.
Hey, excuse me.
How's Brycen?
Sorry.
I heard he passed
out at practice.
He pretty much spent the
whole night in the ER.
Oh, my gosh.
Is he OK?
Migraines, that's basically
what they said, heat exhaustion.
What they give him for that?
They gave him some
fluids, Tylenol.
They ran a CT?
No, no.
They said that wasn't necessary.
He started to feel better.
OK, Richard, I'm not trying
to get all involved here.
But a good friend of mine
is the head of neurosurgery.
Neurosurgery.
What-- no.
Yeah.
No.
I'm just saying.
I know.
I know.
No, he's-- he's feeling better.
OK.
Thank you, Sue.
Yeah.
[music playing]
It's like they're
not even trying.
Yeah.
[interposing voices]
Hey, good to see you, bro.
[interposing voices]
I have a test.
It's very strange.
You have stupid hair.
It's fine.
Would you please--
Right there, I fixed it.
[interposing voices]
[music playing]
Hey.
Hey.
Hey, bud.
You all right, man?
What happened?
They said he passed
out at school.
And what are the doctors saying?
They don't know.
[laughter]
OK.
Hey, Sue.
It's Rick.
I need your help.
OK, let me see.
We can't just find that part.
I just thought of
a few other things,
because when I told you that
come by, I forgot that--
and I-- well, those
don't come cheap.
I understand.
Yeah.
And then I had--
OK, there you go.
There you go.
There you go, buddy.
$1?
Why $1?
Because I do what I can
for my veteran brothers.
And anyway, the money
can't hug you back, right?
See, look, check that out.
That's a work of art.
Sir, thank you, sir.
God bless you.
And Semper Fi.
OK.
Take care.
And remember, if you hear
the knocking, just call me.
Yes, sir.
I did the best I could
with my limited resources.
How are you doing?
Hey.
So you're the guy that
does the repairs for $1?
Yeah, for veterans.
Do you serve?
No, no.
Sorry, sir.
My name is Miles Himmel.
I'm a local news reporter.
OK.
Wait, Larry, your dad?
Yes, sir.
Sorry to hear about him.
Thank you.
Good man, good reporter.
Hard to hear what
happened to him.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you.
Yeah.
So you volunteer to
work on veterans cars?
Yeah, when I can.
Hey, do you think
that maybe I could
ask you a couple questions?
Miles, I don't really think
that I'm much of a story,
you know what I mean.
Anyway, it's nowhere near as
important as what these guys
have done for our country.
Well, maybe I could ask
them a few questions.
Well, they're shy.
Sir, thank you.
Sorry to waste your time.
Oh, no worries.
Thank you.
Take it easy.
Mr. Newman.
Yeah.
Hi, I'm Dr. Getty.
I'm the chief of neurosurgery.
I'm the one who's going
to be operating on Brycen.
I'm sorry, what?
What did you just said?
The scans showed that he has
a large tumor in his head.
Is it cancer?
Well, we hope not.
But I do think you need
to prepare yourself.
Prepare myself?
For the possibility.
This is serious.
Oh, it is-- it's serious.
You think so?
Yes, sir.
Mr. Newman.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, doc.
I just-- Did Sue
Wilson called you?
Yes, she's a--
she's a dear friend.
OK.
Does Bryce know?
Can I see him?
Yeah.
He's being prepped
for surgery right now.
And when I told him, he
just said, that's fine,
just sew me up tightly,
I've got a plane
to catch in two weeks for
the state championship.
Said, I can't let my team down.
Yeah.
That's him.
He's a-- he's a tough
little bugger, catcher.
I'll take you to him.
OK.
Show me something
positive anything.
Come on.
Hey, there.
Got anything for me yet?
Hey, Kurt.
Yes.
Yeah.
Working on this, I
think it's a good one.
Yeah.
I'll let know as soon as it's
done, maybe a little more time
and send it your way.
All right.
Mr. Newman, I can assure you
he is in the best of hands.
Thank you.
I'll give you a minute.
Hey, guys.
I'm sorry.
Do you think there's a
chance that we could get a--
just a minute alone with my son?
Thanks.
There he is, my main man, huh?
Hey, dad.
I love you.
Love you, dad.
So looks like they're
going to have to operate.
I heard.
Don't worry, dad.
It's just a brain tumor.
I just want them to get it
out, so I can be on that plane
to Sacramento, got to
play that game, dad.
I love you.
I love you too, mom.
Excuse me.
Are you ready?
[music playing]
I love you boy.
Bye guys.
Look at you.
You are a filthy
disgusting mess.
I know you what think.
You think I'm going to change
every spark plug, every gasket,
every hose, but I'm not.
I'm going to rip
you out of there,
and I am going to replace you.
And then you will be gorgeous.
[music playing]
Brycen's parents, can I
speak with you, please?
So I want to let know we got it.
But it did turn out to
be a cancerous tumor,
medulloblastoma.
And he did very well.
So I think he's going
to be all right.
We'll see.
OK.
OK.
Thank you.
I'll be speaking to
you guys tomorrow.
[music playing]
They got it.
[music playing]
Honey, I couldn't sleep.
Ed, the car that I saw, is
it really your dream car?
Well, I'll be honest with you.
It's more like a
nightmare car right now,
because I found a lot
of rust under there.
But it is going to
be cherry I promise.
Is this all of them?
Sure.
I know you, Ed Hanson.
You got all of these and
probably a dozen more
being delivered in the
middle of the night.
You would do
anything for anybody.
And I love that about you.
But you need to take care
of yourself, too, OK?
Please.
How can I tell these soldiers
who have given so much, how
can I tell them no?
I know it doesn't make sense.
But you have to understand that
it doesn't matter if you fought
in Nam, or you fought in
Bosnia, or Iraq, or Afghanistan,
if you weren't
married or had kids,
the thing you talked about
all the time was your car.
It's a car you're going to buy,
the car you're going to fix up,
the car you're going to
drive around, see the world.
I know it doesn't
make any sense.
Sometimes the car was the
thing that kept it going,
kept you alive, make
sure you got home safe.
OK.
Mr. Newman, hi.
Hey.
Dr. Getty said the
surgery went well, right?
Good.
How's he sleeping?
It was a little rough.
It's to be expected.
Well, his color looks good.
Mr. Newman, Brycen's
latest blood test
indicated that he's
got a staph infection.
It's probably from the surgery.
We're going to have
to clear that up
before we get into radiation.
So it's going to delay
it just a little bit.
Radiation?
You said you got it.
There is a small
area of enhancement,
but it looks like leftover
scar tissue to me.
Really, I don't think it's
anything to be worried about.
All his vitals look great.
He's doing well.
He should be waking up soon.
Thanks, doc.
Well, if you need anything
at all, just give me a buzz.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[music playing]
I'm impressed that you went
ahead and did the t-shirts.
Yeah, aren't they cool?
You know, cool would not
be the word I would use.
Well, no one else
has one like it.
Yeah, that's because no
one wants one like it.
No, I'm kidding.
I'm kidding.
Seriously though,
man, I love you.
And I'm-- I really
appreciate your friendship.
Well, I love you, too, man.
How's Brycen doing?
Oh, man.
I don't know.
It's surreal.
When I was a kid, you
get a staph infection,
it's like a little bump, right?
And it goes away.
That thing almost killed him.
But he's-- he's better now.
Well, I want you to know
I've been praying for you.
For me?
Yes, you and Brycen of course.
Well, I appreciate it, Mike.
I do, man.
I'm just glad that
it's all behind us now.
You know what, I'm going to go
listen to this voicemail, OK?
OK, dude.
All right.
All right, take care.
[music playing]
Hello, Mr. Newman,
this is Dr. Getty.
I've been trying to
get a hold of you.
It's important.
Can I see you in my
office tomorrow afternoon
to discuss Bryce's latest scans?
Hey, if we get everyone
to come over here.
We got some awards to give out.
All right, so we have
several awards tonight.
But I want to start with
a really special award.
This is called
the Coaches Award.
And this award is
given every year
to a player that shows
tremendous courage,
really puts the
team before himself.
And I couldn't be happier
that this young man was
able to join us tonight.
This year's Coaches Award
goes to Brycen Newman.
[applause]
You got it, buddy.
Thank you, coach.
[applause]
Florida.
[applause]
Congratulations.
Well deserved.
Love you, pal.
Thank you, coach.
All right.
[applause]
There was an area
in Brycen's brain
that had what I believe
to be scar tissue.
Nothing about it indicated
that it was cancerous.
However, it is a tumor,
and it's growing.
No.
I'm sorry.
I'm confused, because I
remember you coming downstairs
and saying that you got it.
Do you remember that?
Yes.
That was you, right?
And one of the kids
in the waiting room
got it on video,
right, said, that it's
gone a virus on TikTok.
I know.
I did get the area
that I wanted out.
But this is a very
aggressive form of cancer.
No, no, doc.
No, no buts.
No.
Mr. Newman.
No!
No.
No.
[music playing]
I'm sorry.
So what now, radiation or--
No, I have to go
back in and get it.
What?
Come on, doc.
Look, I'm not putting my
kid through that again.
Look, I want a second, a
third, and a fourth opinion.
I understand.
But whatever you decide, it
has to happen rather quickly.
Would his body even
be able to take that?
Brycen is a very strong kid.
You people are unbelievable.
What's going on?
Oh, it's Brycen Newman.
His tumor is back.
And his prognosis
is not very good.
God bless them.
Yeah.
[music playing]
Dad?
Hey.
Hey, bud.
I thought you were asleep.
Got a headache.
Are you OK?
It's gone now.
Dad, what's wrong?
They didn't get it all.
No way.
No way.
What's next?
They want to go back in.
I'm so sorry, son.
I just-- I hate that
this is happening to you.
And I wish I could trade places.
And I pray, I pray every--
every day--
Dad.
Every--
Dad.
So they have to do it again?
I'm OK with that.
Yeah.
I love you, buddy.
Love you, too, dad.
You're the strongest
person I know.
It's gonna be OK.
We'll get through
it together, OK?
[music playing]
You're going to be
just fine, dude.
I know.
What am I missing at school?
Nothing.
Coach has us conditioning
for the season.
It's not too late.
The formal dance is coming up.
And you're my date.
No, you're my date.
Oh.
I am so sorry to
interrupt Mr. Newman,
but there are a
couple of people here
who would like to have a word
with Brycen if that's OK.
Who are they?
They're from the
Make-A-Wish foundation.
Bryce?
Yeah.
OK, I'll send them in.
Lady.
Hi, Brycen.
It's so nice to meet you.
My name is Heather,
and this is Linda.
And we're from the
Make-A-Wish foundation.
And the hospital has
been sharing with us
about some of the struggles
you've been going through.
So we're here to see how we
can help maybe grant a wish.
A wish?
Yeah.
I can wish for whatever I want?
Yeah.
Dude, you can get an island.
You can get your own island.
I don't know, man.
Do a movie.
All right, make them cast
you in some like Chick Flick.
And you get to kiss a
celebrity like Selena Gomez.
OK, OK.
Calm down.
[interposing voices]
Dude, you should wish for
an autographed Tom Brady
football or what
about a ski trip
dude for 24 closest friends?
Do I have to decide now?
No.
After the surgery
and we'll be here.
I hate to break up
this party, folks.
But I'm going to have
to ask you all to leave.
I have to get Brycen ready.
Bye guys.
[music playing]
Hey, God.
It's me Rick.
Brycen's not in the room
but you know who is, the God
that we believe in.
These are the
moments, right, where
we have to ask ourselves,
what do we actually believe,
where the rubber meets
the road for our faith.
And we can't heal him, but
we know the one who can.
Philippians 4:13 says we can
do all things through Christ
who strengthens us.
In other words, what we
cannot do, He can do.
And what does God do?
Well this book is filled with
stories of miracles and signs
and wonders and
miraculous healings.
And Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus
Christ is the same yesterday,
today, and forever.
That means this is either a
book of stories or the God
who did it then,
wants to do it again.
Yes, we need a miracle.
Let's pray.
God, I don't know
if you can hear me,
and I don't know why you
did this to our family.
But I'm asking you to please,
please be with my son.
In the name of the Father, and
the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
We come to you right now.
We ask you to move the heal
Brycen from the top of his head
to the bottom of his feet.
We ask for a miracle right
now in the name of Jesus.
Please, please be with us.
There he is.
Here's my beautiful boy.
[music playing]
See you.
[music playing]
Hey.
Hey.
How you feeling?
We know we miss you at school.
We?
OK, I miss you at school.
Alex, they still didn't get it.
OK.
Listen, I don't know
about the dance this year.
OK, I want you to listen
to me when I say this.
We are going to that dance.
And if you think cancer
is going to have anything
to say about that, you
better think again.
I know I promised
you the first dance.
I think cancer's saying no.
Well, then I guess
we're just going to have
to get a higher power involved.
Let me guess, my mother.
No.
No, I'm calling God.
He trumps even your mother.
[laughter]
You're such a dork.
Kind of kid he's always
been, sports, cars.
Yeah.
Mr. Newman, how Brycen feeling?
Well, we're going to have
to start radiation and then
after that, several
months of chemotherapy.
Is this tumor ever
going to go away?
You say you got it.
You don't got it.
It's shrinking.
It's growing.
His numbers are good.
His numbers are bad.
I just don't know
what to tell him.
This is a sports kid.
He needs to be outdoors.
All we do is sit around here.
And it's killing him.
I understand.
It's frustrating.
But the hospital where he's
going to have the radiation,
that's a different
hospital than this.
So he'll be leaving
this hospital
at least once every single day.
So he can leave.
For treatment.
But it would mean
the world to him
if I could just take
him to a game, just--
just one ball game, please.
I'll set it up.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Hey, let's work on that form
a little bit over there.
Hey, good job right there.
Hey, guys, just get it serious.
Stop screwing around.
Here we go.
Here we go.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Come on.
Come on
[cheering on]
Hey.
I just got a text.
All right, he's coming tomorrow.
Bryce's dad says he's
coming to the game.
Let's go!
Hey, listen.
All right, guys, listen to me.
I want to do something special
for my friend here, all right?
But I'm not going to do
that unless we're all in.
Are we all in?
All in!
Bring it in here for a
break for Bryce.
Let's go guys.
Bryce, Bryce,
Bryce, Bryce Bryce,
Bryce, Bryce, Bryce, Bryce.
Let's go.
Tonight, we ride.
Let's go fellas.
Bring it up.
Bring it up.
[interposing voices]
[siren wailing]
[crowd cheering]
Dude, you shave your head.
No, man.
We all did.
[crowd cheering]
All in,
All in!
[crowd cheering]
Coach, coach.
Quick interview.
Sure.
Rolling?
Rolling.
Coach Doyle, tell
us a little bit
about what was
happening here tonight?
Bryce Newman,
incredible athlete,
was a linebacker and
wide receiver for us.
So devastating,
yes, brain cancer.
Yeah, it's really
unfortunate situation.
As you may recall,
coach, my father
passed from brain cancer.
So I really
understand the fight.
I'm very sorry to hear that.
Best of luck tonight.
Thank you.
Hey, Eric.
See you next week, right?
All right.
See you later.
You guys go home safely.
Hey, guys.
Hey, you Richard Newman?
I am.
Miles Himmel, a
local news reporter.
Just wondering if I could
get Brycen on camera
for a quick interview.
Yeah, ask him.
Yeah.
Yeah?
Awesome.
Right here OK?
Yeah.
Great.
Perfect.
Let's do it.
In the name of the Father, and
the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Lord, we can do together.
And we ask that you
watch over Brycen.
And we ask that you
feel his body more.
[music playing]
Everyone knows that Saint
Joseph was a carpenter
and the father of Jesus.
What you may not know is that
he was descended from royalty.
His great, great
grandfather was King David.
That same royalty
belongs to you,
because each one of you
boys is a child of King.
God created you, and
you are his child.
[music playing]
Marilyn.
Well.
This is a real treat.
Glad I could come.
Hi.
Oh, help yourself.
I'm the one who brought it
down here remember, all right?
I appreciate it.
Who is that?
That's Richard Newman.
Everybody in the
hospital knows who he is.
Unfortunately, he has a son
here that's not doing too well.
He's only 15.
It's really sad.
What's the kid got?
Brain cancer.
Oh, God.
God bless him.
I got to go.
I got to deliver.
Yeah, I bet you do.
I can't believe I told you that.
Did I say that out loud?
Yes, you did.
I love you.
I'll see you around.
I love you, too, hon.
Thanks for lunch.
Take care, buddy.
Hey, Brycen.
Can we come in?
Yeah, sure.
Where's your dad?
He's getting lunch I think.
What are you drawing?
I like to draw cars.
Very cool.
Hey, Brycen.
Saw you on the news at
the game, really cool.
Yeah, must've been
nice to see a game.
Have you had a chance to
think about your wish?
Yeah.
Can I give away my wish?
To who?
My dad.
That's a really thoughtful idea.
And I'm very sure that he would
rather you have something.
Maybe it's something you
guys can do together.
How about a Ford Raptor?
A what?
It's a truck.
I don't know.
You told me to think big.
Oh, gosh.
I'm sorry.
Hi.
Hi.
Geez.
If I had known you were here,
I'd have brought you some food.
I can go back.
I don't mind.
We're good.
Thank you.
Are you sure?
OK.
Thank you.
So Brycen has given us his wish.
Oh.
And what pray tell
would that be ?
A Ford Raptor.
OK.
Yeah.
OK, honestly, I
can't promise you
that we can get you
a brand new car.
But stay on that wave.
We'll put the word out,
see what we can do.
Yeah, yeah.
That's good.
OK.
Yeah, that's good.
Thank you.
It's very generous.
Thank you very much.
We'll talk to you soon, Brycen.
It's great seeing you.
Thanks you guys.
All right.
Bye-bye.
A Ford Raptor, are
you out of your mind?
What?
You said it was a good truck.
I know.
But Brycen, when I was your
age, man, I had a $300 Chevelle.
Yeah.
And you walked to school in
the snow, uphill, both ways.
And it was a tundra.
OK, wise guy, wise guy.
Oh, hey, sorry guys.
Hey, Brycen, can I
borrow that sketch pad?
Yeah, I guess.
I promise you I'll
bring it back.
Thanks.
See you guys.
It was great seeing you.
Bye.
Let me tell you something.
It was tough when
I was growing up.
We had one thimble of
rice every two weeks.
OK, dad.
That's how we ate.
You know how your
grandfather was.
Look what he's been drawing.
That is a cool car.
What kind of car
do you think it is?
Maybe a Corvette.
I have no idea.
That ladies is a
Mustang, an old Mustang.
[music playing]
Huh.
We've been married
a long time, right?
And I know when you go
huh, it doesn't mean huh
like another person
might say huh.
It means huh,
there's something I'm
thinking that's going
to change your life.
So what is your huh today?
Well, you said this
was your cancer project
because of the rust,
was that right?
Yeah, there's a lot of
rust as you can see.
Yeah.
That's for sure.
Well, do you remember
that kid I was telling you
about with brain cancer.
You OK?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Brycen.
Brycen, yeah.
Well, the Make-A-Wish foundation
was in his room today.
They were?
Yeah.
What did you wish for?
He wished for a car.
Now, he gave them a
drawing of I guess
what was his dream car and whoa,
who looked a lot like this.
I'm just saying.
[laughter]
Dear, Jesus.
I love you.
I trust you.
I want you to know that
no matter what happens,
I will always love you.
I pray for my faith
and salvation,
be strong in your eyes.
If I should die, then I'll
be there in heaven with you.
In your name, I pray.
Amen.
[music playing]
Mr. Newman, hi, my
name is Neerav Jadeja..
I'm CEO here at General
Valley Hospital.
Hi.
I have someone here to see you.
Hey, oh, I'm Ed.
I'm nurse Marilyn's husband.
She may have told you I was
coming by to see Brycen.
May I come in?
Yeah, please, please.
Thank you.
It's nice to meet you.
I don't want to wake him up.
Hey, Bryce.
Buddy, hey, hey.
I got someone here
who wants to meet you.
Hey, Brycen.
I'm Ed Hanson you know your
nurse, Marilyn, the pretty one,
I'm her husband.
Hey.
You're not hitting
on her, are you?
Little bit.
I have this car I
want to give you.
It's a '67 Mustang.
And I want to fix it up.
I want to make it
perfect for you.
A car for me?
Where is it?
It's at our house.
Speak of the devil.
Hey, Bryce.
She is pretty.
Hey, watch it.
Keep your hands off.
So I got this car at a junkyard.
And it didn't make
the boss happy.
But I was tinkering with it,
and she told me the other day
about and your situation.
And so we were kind
of thinking that it
might be a good project for us.
Like I'll fix it, but
I want your input.
And it's going to take a while.
But I figured that it gave us
something to look forward to.
Yeah.
OK.
But you had to do
something for me.
You got to get better, OK?
OK.
OK.
I'll let you sleep.
Ed, thank you so much.
Take care yourself.
Thank you.
All right.
Dad.
Is that incredible or what?
How cool was that?
When I was your age,
I had a $300 Chevelle.
Dad.
I got you.
Love you, buddy.
Love you.
[music playing]
I think you're going
to be very impressed.
I had a lot of help, though.
Yeah?
Yeah.
You're going to love it.
It's cherry.
It's so great.
Yeah, anyone, you
pick anyone you want.
How about this one?
How about-- how about
something a little more--
something more like that.
OK.
It's good.
You're cool with that.
[music playing]
Hey, not bad, not bad at all.
Brycen.
Oh, hey guys.
How are you.
It's good to see you.
We got something for you.
We know the treatments
have been a little much,
and they're taking
a toll on you.
So we got something to hopefully
make it a little easier.
You got me an iPad?
Yeah.
This is so cool.
Yeah, you can make
drawings on that.
Thank you so much.
Good to see you.
OK, you take care.
Take care, Brycen.
[music playing]
Alex.
You OK?
Yeah.
Yeah.
No practice today?
No, I took the day off.
There's nothing
else they can do.
The tumor, they've
tried everything.
So they're sending him to this
experimental trial in Florida.
I've never had anyone
die in my life.
When we can't, God can, right?
Yeah, that's--
that sounds great.
But no offense, why hasn't he?
I don't know.
But I do know this.
God is still in control.
He still sits on that throne.
He is still in the
miracle business.
Alexander, how many times
have you sat right here,
and cheered, prayed
for a miracle?
That's what we need to do.
[music playing]
Dad.
Yeah, buddy?
Would you be mad if I
gave the tablet to Kimmi?
Who's Kimmi?
The kid in the ward.
Well, I don't know if we have
enough money to buy a new one.
That's OK, dad.
It's the right thing to do.
She gets bored and
she doesn't have one.
OK.
Dad.
Yeah, bud?
Am I going to die?
What?
He's not going to make it.
That's what I heard the
doctor say about Jason
Lyons the other night.
Am I not going to make it?
Am I not going to make it, dad?
Dad, am I going to die?
No, no, no.
Bryce, I don't want to
hear you say that again.
You understand me?
Bryce, we're going to beat
this together, me and you, OK?
We're a team.
We're a team.
We're a team.
Are we a team?
We're a team.
And we're going to beat
this thing together.
I love you.
I love you too, dad I
put my trust in God.
Put your trust in God.
I trust God.
OK.
Tell me more about
this Kimmi person.
I taught her how to spell
her name with blocks.
[music playing]
Hey.
OK.
Now, that's great.
Thank you.
Yeah, he'll be so happy to
see all his friends again
before he goes to Florida, so.
Let's hope so.
All right, thank you so much.
Bye-bye.
What are we doing?
If I told you, it
wouldn't be surprised.
[music playing]
OK, you guys can
all have a seat.
So now that our guest
of honor has arrived,
we are gathered to support
Brycen Newman, our fellow Don
on his fight.
So I've asked Father
Martin to come and pray
with us for Brycen.
Thank you.
So good to have each
of you guys here today.
Listen, the Kingdom
of God has never
meant to be a spectator sport.
Brycen, you'd be the
first to tell us.
The only way you win a
game is by actually getting
on the field and fighting.
And this is our field
of faith, you guys.
This is our moment to
believe that what we read
is actually real, that his word
is more real than what we feel.
You and I have a chance to
put Gods word to the test.
In fact, the book of
James says that if someone
sick like Brycen, we're
to lay hands on them
and God will heal them.
That's either real
or it's not, but I
say we find out right now.
In the name of the Father, and
the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
God, we just thank
you for what it is
you accomplished on the cross.
We thank you God, that when
you said it is finished,
you were talking
about sin, death, hell
and every...[inaudible]
[music playing]
In the name of the Father, and
the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
Amen.
It is done.
[applause]
[music playing]
OK, buddy.
Transport should
be here any minute
to take you to the airport.
But you're getting
your own plane.
Dad.
Yeah?
Are you mad at God?
What-- no.
Yes.
Yes, I am.
Do you think he has a plan?
Jeez, Bryce, I don't know.
I like to think that he does.
I hope that he does.
But I'm just not so sure.
Where are these guys?
Father, thank you for my dad.
Thank you for his love.
Thank you for
allowing me to have
this wonderful man in my life.
God, please, calm his heart, let
him know that you are with him.
I pray this in your name.
Amen.
All right, now, we got
all your bags ready.
I just want to--
Oh, hey.
Are those the scans you
want us to take with us?
No, they're not here.
Who's not here, transport?
No, look, we are going
to be late for the plane.
No, I canceled them.
What?
The tumor's gone.
What do you mean?
We double, triple, quadruple
checked and tested everything.
Brycen's tumor, it's gone.
Are you sure?
100%.
Not only that, the area
around it has healed.
Son, yesterday, you had a
probable death sentence.
Today, God is giving you
another chance at life.
Congratulations.
Well, wait, what about--
what about Florida.
No need to go to Florida.
Plenty of beaches right
here in California.
[music playing]
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
[music playing]
I knew it.
No, it's great.
OK.
Thanks for calling.
[music playing]
Lucy can you move your
head to the left a little bit?
You guys move a
little bit closer.
You guys look pretty good.
All right, on the count of
three, ready, one, two, three.
How much time?
Wait, guys, guys, guys,
guys, hold up, hold up.
What is it?
Some of these on the
phone for you Bryce.
And they said they're
pulling up the hill.
What?
Oh.
Oh, what?
Oh, it is.
Dad, what-- no.
No.
Dude.
What is this?
This is for you, buddy.
For me?
Oh, my goodness.
This is the car?
This is your car.
This is our car.
My God.
I love you.
I love you, too.
What do you think, buddy?
I think it's amazing.
I think get in.
Get in there.
Get in there.
[interposing voices]
Yes, of course. hold on.
Be careful.
You got it, sir.
Hey, I love you, kid.
Hey, you hear me?
I love you, too, dad.
All right, buddy.
Have fun.
Have fun.
[music playing]
All right.
What's up, boys?
Let's go.
Let's go.
It took some time.
But I found the story.
You see, the Miracle
of Manchester
wasn't just about Brycen
Newman being healed.
It was so much more than that.
It was about reminding
us that miracles are real
and how when we love,
and give, and believe,
we all become part of
making miracles real again.
[MUSIC - RACHEL PLATTEN, "FIGHSONG"]
It's about putting on a show
for him by giving our best
and showing that we're going
to fight while he fights.
And just that he
could be out here
shows us like he's out here
in the hot sun with cancer.
And we ought to keep
fighting and get better.
We can't quit out there.
It's going to mean
a lot when we got
to get that victory for him.
This young man is the most
courageous kid I know.
He's definitely an
inspiration for us
to go through whatever
struggles we're going through,
whether that be on the
field or off the field.
Make an explosion.
And all those
things I didn't say,
wrecking balls inside my brain.
I will scream them loud tonight.
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight song,
take back my life song.
Bryson, right here,
give us your Dons.
Dons on three.
Dons on three.
One, two, Dons!
My power's turned on starting
right now, I'll be strong.
That you can beat it.
That you can beat it.
There you go, buddy.
Fight, fight, right?
Yeah.
You can beat it.
Fight.
Yeah.
I love that.
I love you, too.
I'm so sorry having
you go through this.
At one point, the
tumor was gone.
But it returned.
Everybody's worried about me.
In too deep.
His friends were asked to
report to the school's bleachers
in red shirts to
show their support.
There's about 1,600 kids.
And they all put their hands
over me like that over my head.
And I was afraid.
Things I didn't say.
Praise your name ask this
in Christ our Lord, Amen.
He believes that,
that day he was saved.
I said I'm done.
I said I'm good.
So I am good.
Three weeks later, we
went back to the hospital.
They did another MRI.
And the enhancement
they call it had shrunk.
They'd never seen-- the
doctors couldn't explain it.
They just say it's a miracle.
And we kind of know what it was.
My fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes
because I still got a
lot of fight left in me.
A lot of fight left in me.
Like a small--
If you walk down, I mean the
oncology floor at the hospital
and you see all these children
fighting and going through pain
and they just want
to be cancer free.
And so we're selling
these t-shirts
to help the researchers
find a cure for cancer.
So those kids be cancer free.
I might only have one match,
but I can make an explosion.
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care if
nobody else believes because I
still--
I'm going to put it in here.
I'm going to glue
it back on my head.
Who's got the Elmer's glue?
No I've, still got a
lot of fight left in me.
Like a small boat on the ocean,
sending big waves into motion.
Like how a single word
can make a heart open,
I might only have one match,
but I can make an explosion.
And all those
things I didn't say
wrecking balls
inside my brain, I
will scream them loud tonight.
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left in me.
Losing was in friends
and I'm chasing sleep.
Everybody's worried about me.
In too deep, say
I'm in too deep.
And it's been two
years, I miss my home.
But there's fire
burning in my bones.
Still believe, yeah,
I still believe.
All those things I didn't say,
wrecking balls inside my brain.
I was scream them loud tonight.
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight, song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left to me,
a lot of fight left in me.
Like a small boat on the ocean,
sending big waves into motion,
like how a single word
can make a heart open,
I might only have one match,
but I can make an explosion.
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left in me No,
I've still got a lot
of fight left in me.
Like a small boat on the ocean,
sending big waves into motion,
like how a single word
can make a heart open,
I might only have one match,
but I can make an explosion.
And all those
things I didn't say,
wrecking balls
inside my brain, I
will scream them loud tonight.
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left in me.
Losing friends and
I'm chasing sleep.
Everybody's worried about me.
In too deep, say
I'm in too deep.
It's been two years,
I miss my home.
But there' fire
burning in my bones.
Still believe, yeah,
I still believe.
All those things I didn't say,
wrecking balls inside my brain,
I will scream them loud tonight.
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left in me,
a lot of fight left in me.
Like a small boat on the ocean,
sending big waves into motion,
like how a single word
can make a heart open,
I might only have one match,
but I can make an explosion.
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
Prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left in me.
No, I've still got a
lot of fight left in me.
[MUSIC - WEARETHEGOOD,
"YOUNG WILD & ALIVE"]
Stars up above me,
stars in my eyes.
Fire below me
starting to rise rise.
I'm my own captain,
hanging on tight tonight.
Pointless to try and
turn back the time.
I've never been
this old in my life.
Load up my spaceship, tear
through the sky I might.
I don't want to wake
up and let my dreams--
You ready?
Bro, always.
That's good, man.
That's good.
You ready?
No.
No?
No.
Man, my batting average
has been terrible
these past couple weeks.
Bro, you got this.
I can barely get basketball.
You got this.
All right, all right, all right.
Dude, you're awesome.
All right.
Whatever.
All right.
Hey, listen, I got to go class.
I'll see you at practice, right?
See ya.
I'm young, wild and alive.
Oh, my goodness.
Hello.
Well?
Well, what?
OK, aren't you excited?
Oh, you mean excited
for the biggest baseball
game of my entire life?
Yes.
Yes.
Do you also want to
walk me to class?
You don't mind if I do.
Let's go.
So here we are.
Sorry I have to say goodbye.
[inaudible]
OK, it's time for class.
[bell ringing]
Awesome.
[music playing]
Hello?
I'm inside the Toyota.
Hello?
Oh, hey.
Hello.
How are you, buddy?
I'm doing good.
I understand you work on
veterans cars for free.
I do.
Yeah, I do.
I do.
I've got a Mitsubishi that
needs brakes and maybe rotors.
Man, I want to help you brother.
But I got five
cars ahead of you.
I'm busy.
All right.
OK.
Wait, hold on.
Hold on.
All right, how about this,
come Monday, early Monday.
And when I say early,
I mean 3:00 AM.
Will that work for you?
Yeah.
OK.
3:00 AM, right
here, I'll be here.
Come quietly.
Let's not wake up the
neighbors, all right?
OK.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Thank you very much.
Yeah, yeah, no worries.
Sorry.
But we'll do it.
We'll get it done.
OK.
Thank you.
Thanks, buddy.
[engine roaring]
[music playing]
Who was that?
Who?
That was a guy who--
Needed a brake job.
Yeah.
Well, he's going to
need rotors, too.
[laughter]
So honey, tell me, what did
you learn in school today?
So see, it's like a butterfly.
And it has all these pretty
colors and these swirly antenna
things, and they're so pretty.
They come from like
caterpillars I think.
Yeah, we learned about
it in school today.
And it's so pretty, right?
Honey, they learned
about butterflies today.
Tell your dad how a
butterfly is born.
So basically, it starts
out as a caterpillar.
Then it goes into
this nest thingy.
It comes out as a beautiful
butterfly like a miracle.
A what?
A miracle, daddy.
There's no such thing
as miracles, honey.
It's OK.
It's OK.
[crowd cheering]
Two outs with men
on first and second.
And number three, Bryson
Wheeler is up the bat.
[crowd cheering]
Good.
Come on.
You got this.
Go, Bryce.
Come on, B.
Good eye.
Good eye.
[crowd cheering]
Good.
[crowd cheering]
[music playing]
[crowd cheering]
Yes!
Let's go!
He's safe.
The Dons win.
The Dons win.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
Atta boy, B!
Let's go.
It's just a headache.
I mean ice your foot I
think but your head, too?
Is that worse than the foot?
Do you want to lean on me?
Sweetie.
And more water, I think you
didn't drink enough water.
I probably use more water more.
Bryce.
Dad.
Check out this truck.
Oh, my goodness.
What's this?
This is sick.
Incredible, isn't it?
Can I take it for a drive?
No.
What are you encouraging here?
You can hug your old man.
Come here.
I'm proud of you, man.
Thanks, dad.
Well, I'm going with dad
No.
You mind taking my bag?
I'll call you later.
Yep.
Get some food.
Why is he showing you
trucks like that anyway?
I don't want crazy.
Mom, it's a cool truck.
Stepping on a rock,
we're just going to--
No, it's fine.
[bell rings]
OK guys, settle down.
All right, let's get
back into catechism 162.
Here we are reminded to live and
grow and persevere in the faith
until the end.
We must nourish it
with the word of God
and beg the Lord to
increase our faith.
It must be working through
charity, abounding in hope,
and rooted in the
faith of the church.
What it means is that we must
stay close to the word of God
and depend on it,
the Bible, right?
So by working through charity,
we can encourage others.
And guys, this doesn't just
happen in this classroom
or when you go to
church on Sunday.
It happens when we
go out in the world
and we leave the building.
Let's look at Hebrews 12, 1-2.
Therefore since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud
of witnesses, let us--
Thomas.
I'm sorry.
What's going on?
He's kind of--
Brycen, you OK?
I just got a nosebleed.
Here.
Run to the restroom,
get cleaned up, OK?
Thank you.
All right.
OK, guys.
Can I tell you something?
Back in the day, I would have
taken them all off your hands.
It just-- Georgia
doesn't seem right.
Apparently, this place is an
embarrassment to the city.
You got to get rid of everything
by the end of the month.
Listen, if I don't get
rid of them, they will.
I gave a lot to the fire
department to practice on.
Dude, I would help you out,
but Marilyn would kill me.
Wait a minute.
What is this?
Are you kidding me?
[laughter]
Is this a '67?
Are you kidding me?
'67.
You like her?
Do I like her?
Yeah.
George, this was my dream car.
I'll tell you what.
Take her, my gift to you.
Come on, you're kidding.
She's yours.
OK.
Just don't tell
Marilyn, all right?
You got it.
Come on.
You ready?
That was pretty good.
What?
Getting out of class.
Dude, what are
you talking about?
Nosebleed.
Hey, did you pick one out
just to get out of class?
Dude, seriously?
Bryce.
Are you OK, man?
It just slipped
out of his hands.
It's OK.
Check out these shirts
I'm going to get the boys.
Why does it say touch down
with a baseball player?
Well, because most of the boys
play football and baseball.
And I thought that'd be fun.
Yeah.
How about something that says
state championship baseball?
Well, I already ordered them.
Ooh.
Ooh.
Hey, Bryce, you all right?
Bryce, are you OK?
[music playing]
Hey, honey, can I
give you a hand?
What?
Just wondering if I
could help you out.
Well, you do know I'm
working tonight, right?
I do.
Yes, I do, of course.
That's why I'm-- that's
why I'm trying to help you.
What are you doing?
Putting stuff away so that you
can get out of here faster.
And what are you doing tonight?
Me?
Tonight, I have a
very calm night plan.
I'm going to relax, sit
down, watch a little TV.
Good.
Good.
And just work on that car
that George had to get rid of,
had to get rid of.
Ed Hanson.
Do I need to remind
you that you've
had major surgery, two major
surgeries in the past month?
You know what, Ed, just a
couple of repairs for friends,
perfectly OK with that.
But this, come on, Ed.
Marilyn.
What?
Honey, it's a '67 Mustang.
No, a '67, that's my dream car.
You've heard me mention
it a million times.
And you-- now, hold on,
you being an oncology nurse
should consider this as
my own cancer project.
What in the world are
you talking about?
Rust.
No, rust is the cancer
of the automotive world.
It's terrible.
It eats away at the
engine and the organs of--
I love you.
Oh.
And don't forget to
take your medicine.
Yes, mother.
[music playing]
Did you call mom?
I did.
I did.
I texted her.
Hello, Mr. Newman.
The nurse said you
blacked out at practice.
Yeah.
Headaches.
Are you getting plenty of
fluids you know with this heat?
No, doc, no.
It's not the heat.
This kid's been playing
baseball since he was 8.
And if it's not baseball
then it's been football.
It's not the heat.
His files are good,
strong heartbeat.
I'm not hearing
anything to worry about.
When the body gets dehydrated,
sometimes the brain
shrinks from loss of fluids.
Why don't we try some
Tylenol, get plenty of fluids.
And if it continues,
make an appointment
with this pediatrician.
Sound good?
Yeah.
OK.
You're a healthy kid.
You'll be fine.
Thanks.
OK.
Let's go.
Let's go get you some food.
OK, I'm starving.
There you go, bud.
Excuse me.
Sure.
Dad.
Dad.
Dad.
Yeah.
My head is killing me.
Yeah.
So was it-- did you
just get dizzy or--
Just hurts.
It just hurts.
You're back.
Yeah, yeah, we're back.
Look, doc, I know my son, OK?
And there's definitely
something wrong with him.
Mr. Newman, migraines in
young people is very common.
At his age, the sports, puberty.
Puberty?
Did he take anything?
Yeah, I gave him a Tylenol.
I can order some
tests, take some blood.
But I really think
that this is just--
where does it hurt?
In the back.
Give me a minute.
Be right back.
I'm going to punch her.
No.
No, I'm going to punch her.
Puberty.
I got a kid, was here earlier.
OK.
Dad's over concerned.
He's complaining of
headaches, blacked out
of baseball practice.
Yeah, sounds like
heat exhaustion.
Let me take a look.
That's what I said.
All right, let's
get him some fluids.
Can we start a DHE drip?
And if it persists, then
let's order a CT scan.
I'll go talk to him.
[music playing]
And I don't know
about this, Bryce.
Dad, I'm feeling better.
But the doctor said he
wanted you to get some rest.
I did.
No.
Sitting on the couch,
playing Xbox for two hours
is not getting rest.
I can't miss practice.
If I miss any more than that,
I won't be allowed to play.
We got the state champs
in, what, like two weeks.
Fine, fine, fine.
Just be-- be careful.
I will.
Don't worry.
All right.
What do you say, Jack.
Hey, what's going on, bro.
Oh, let me get my bag.
Be careful.
[music playing]
OK.
Sounds good.
So what time does
he get home then?
OK.
Yeah.
Just make sure he stays there.
Oh.
Thank you.
Not a penny.
Brakes, rotors,
even tuned her up.
Yeah.
So as soon as I get out of here,
tell him to come pick him up.
He said, he's just a veteran
that wants to help people out.
Yeah, OK.
All right.
Bye now.
Hey.
Hey, excuse me.
How's Brycen?
Sorry.
I heard he passed
out at practice.
He pretty much spent the
whole night in the ER.
Oh, my gosh.
Is he OK?
Migraines, that's basically
what they said, heat exhaustion.
What they give him for that?
They gave him some
fluids, Tylenol.
They ran a CT?
No, no.
They said that wasn't necessary.
He started to feel better.
OK, Richard, I'm not trying
to get all involved here.
But a good friend of mine
is the head of neurosurgery.
Neurosurgery.
What-- no.
Yeah.
No.
I'm just saying.
I know.
I know.
No, he's-- he's feeling better.
OK.
Thank you, Sue.
Yeah.
[music playing]
It's like they're
not even trying.
Yeah.
[interposing voices]
Hey, good to see you, bro.
[interposing voices]
I have a test.
It's very strange.
You have stupid hair.
It's fine.
Would you please--
Right there, I fixed it.
[interposing voices]
[music playing]
Hey.
Hey.
Hey, bud.
You all right, man?
What happened?
They said he passed
out at school.
And what are the doctors saying?
They don't know.
[laughter]
OK.
Hey, Sue.
It's Rick.
I need your help.
OK, let me see.
We can't just find that part.
I just thought of
a few other things,
because when I told you that
come by, I forgot that--
and I-- well, those
don't come cheap.
I understand.
Yeah.
And then I had--
OK, there you go.
There you go.
There you go, buddy.
$1?
Why $1?
Because I do what I can
for my veteran brothers.
And anyway, the money
can't hug you back, right?
See, look, check that out.
That's a work of art.
Sir, thank you, sir.
God bless you.
And Semper Fi.
OK.
Take care.
And remember, if you hear
the knocking, just call me.
Yes, sir.
I did the best I could
with my limited resources.
How are you doing?
Hey.
So you're the guy that
does the repairs for $1?
Yeah, for veterans.
Do you serve?
No, no.
Sorry, sir.
My name is Miles Himmel.
I'm a local news reporter.
OK.
Wait, Larry, your dad?
Yes, sir.
Sorry to hear about him.
Thank you.
Good man, good reporter.
Hard to hear what
happened to him.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you.
Yeah.
So you volunteer to
work on veterans cars?
Yeah, when I can.
Hey, do you think
that maybe I could
ask you a couple questions?
Miles, I don't really think
that I'm much of a story,
you know what I mean.
Anyway, it's nowhere near as
important as what these guys
have done for our country.
Well, maybe I could ask
them a few questions.
Well, they're shy.
Sir, thank you.
Sorry to waste your time.
Oh, no worries.
Thank you.
Take it easy.
Mr. Newman.
Yeah.
Hi, I'm Dr. Getty.
I'm the chief of neurosurgery.
I'm the one who's going
to be operating on Brycen.
I'm sorry, what?
What did you just said?
The scans showed that he has
a large tumor in his head.
Is it cancer?
Well, we hope not.
But I do think you need
to prepare yourself.
Prepare myself?
For the possibility.
This is serious.
Oh, it is-- it's serious.
You think so?
Yes, sir.
Mr. Newman.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, doc.
I just-- Did Sue
Wilson called you?
Yes, she's a--
she's a dear friend.
OK.
Does Bryce know?
Can I see him?
Yeah.
He's being prepped
for surgery right now.
And when I told him, he
just said, that's fine,
just sew me up tightly,
I've got a plane
to catch in two weeks for
the state championship.
Said, I can't let my team down.
Yeah.
That's him.
He's a-- he's a tough
little bugger, catcher.
I'll take you to him.
OK.
Show me something
positive anything.
Come on.
Hey, there.
Got anything for me yet?
Hey, Kurt.
Yes.
Yeah.
Working on this, I
think it's a good one.
Yeah.
I'll let know as soon as it's
done, maybe a little more time
and send it your way.
All right.
Mr. Newman, I can assure you
he is in the best of hands.
Thank you.
I'll give you a minute.
Hey, guys.
I'm sorry.
Do you think there's a
chance that we could get a--
just a minute alone with my son?
Thanks.
There he is, my main man, huh?
Hey, dad.
I love you.
Love you, dad.
So looks like they're
going to have to operate.
I heard.
Don't worry, dad.
It's just a brain tumor.
I just want them to get it
out, so I can be on that plane
to Sacramento, got to
play that game, dad.
I love you.
I love you too, mom.
Excuse me.
Are you ready?
[music playing]
I love you boy.
Bye guys.
Look at you.
You are a filthy
disgusting mess.
I know you what think.
You think I'm going to change
every spark plug, every gasket,
every hose, but I'm not.
I'm going to rip
you out of there,
and I am going to replace you.
And then you will be gorgeous.
[music playing]
Brycen's parents, can I
speak with you, please?
So I want to let know we got it.
But it did turn out to
be a cancerous tumor,
medulloblastoma.
And he did very well.
So I think he's going
to be all right.
We'll see.
OK.
OK.
Thank you.
I'll be speaking to
you guys tomorrow.
[music playing]
They got it.
[music playing]
Honey, I couldn't sleep.
Ed, the car that I saw, is
it really your dream car?
Well, I'll be honest with you.
It's more like a
nightmare car right now,
because I found a lot
of rust under there.
But it is going to
be cherry I promise.
Is this all of them?
Sure.
I know you, Ed Hanson.
You got all of these and
probably a dozen more
being delivered in the
middle of the night.
You would do
anything for anybody.
And I love that about you.
But you need to take care
of yourself, too, OK?
Please.
How can I tell these soldiers
who have given so much, how
can I tell them no?
I know it doesn't make sense.
But you have to understand that
it doesn't matter if you fought
in Nam, or you fought in
Bosnia, or Iraq, or Afghanistan,
if you weren't
married or had kids,
the thing you talked about
all the time was your car.
It's a car you're going to buy,
the car you're going to fix up,
the car you're going to
drive around, see the world.
I know it doesn't
make any sense.
Sometimes the car was the
thing that kept it going,
kept you alive, make
sure you got home safe.
OK.
Mr. Newman, hi.
Hey.
Dr. Getty said the
surgery went well, right?
Good.
How's he sleeping?
It was a little rough.
It's to be expected.
Well, his color looks good.
Mr. Newman, Brycen's
latest blood test
indicated that he's
got a staph infection.
It's probably from the surgery.
We're going to have
to clear that up
before we get into radiation.
So it's going to delay
it just a little bit.
Radiation?
You said you got it.
There is a small
area of enhancement,
but it looks like leftover
scar tissue to me.
Really, I don't think it's
anything to be worried about.
All his vitals look great.
He's doing well.
He should be waking up soon.
Thanks, doc.
Well, if you need anything
at all, just give me a buzz.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[music playing]
I'm impressed that you went
ahead and did the t-shirts.
Yeah, aren't they cool?
You know, cool would not
be the word I would use.
Well, no one else
has one like it.
Yeah, that's because no
one wants one like it.
No, I'm kidding.
I'm kidding.
Seriously though,
man, I love you.
And I'm-- I really
appreciate your friendship.
Well, I love you, too, man.
How's Brycen doing?
Oh, man.
I don't know.
It's surreal.
When I was a kid, you
get a staph infection,
it's like a little bump, right?
And it goes away.
That thing almost killed him.
But he's-- he's better now.
Well, I want you to know
I've been praying for you.
For me?
Yes, you and Brycen of course.
Well, I appreciate it, Mike.
I do, man.
I'm just glad that
it's all behind us now.
You know what, I'm going to go
listen to this voicemail, OK?
OK, dude.
All right.
All right, take care.
[music playing]
Hello, Mr. Newman,
this is Dr. Getty.
I've been trying to
get a hold of you.
It's important.
Can I see you in my
office tomorrow afternoon
to discuss Bryce's latest scans?
Hey, if we get everyone
to come over here.
We got some awards to give out.
All right, so we have
several awards tonight.
But I want to start with
a really special award.
This is called
the Coaches Award.
And this award is
given every year
to a player that shows
tremendous courage,
really puts the
team before himself.
And I couldn't be happier
that this young man was
able to join us tonight.
This year's Coaches Award
goes to Brycen Newman.
[applause]
You got it, buddy.
Thank you, coach.
[applause]
Florida.
[applause]
Congratulations.
Well deserved.
Love you, pal.
Thank you, coach.
All right.
[applause]
There was an area
in Brycen's brain
that had what I believe
to be scar tissue.
Nothing about it indicated
that it was cancerous.
However, it is a tumor,
and it's growing.
No.
I'm sorry.
I'm confused, because I
remember you coming downstairs
and saying that you got it.
Do you remember that?
Yes.
That was you, right?
And one of the kids
in the waiting room
got it on video,
right, said, that it's
gone a virus on TikTok.
I know.
I did get the area
that I wanted out.
But this is a very
aggressive form of cancer.
No, no, doc.
No, no buts.
No.
Mr. Newman.
No!
No.
No.
[music playing]
I'm sorry.
So what now, radiation or--
No, I have to go
back in and get it.
What?
Come on, doc.
Look, I'm not putting my
kid through that again.
Look, I want a second, a
third, and a fourth opinion.
I understand.
But whatever you decide, it
has to happen rather quickly.
Would his body even
be able to take that?
Brycen is a very strong kid.
You people are unbelievable.
What's going on?
Oh, it's Brycen Newman.
His tumor is back.
And his prognosis
is not very good.
God bless them.
Yeah.
[music playing]
Dad?
Hey.
Hey, bud.
I thought you were asleep.
Got a headache.
Are you OK?
It's gone now.
Dad, what's wrong?
They didn't get it all.
No way.
No way.
What's next?
They want to go back in.
I'm so sorry, son.
I just-- I hate that
this is happening to you.
And I wish I could trade places.
And I pray, I pray every--
every day--
Dad.
Every--
Dad.
So they have to do it again?
I'm OK with that.
Yeah.
I love you, buddy.
Love you, too, dad.
You're the strongest
person I know.
It's gonna be OK.
We'll get through
it together, OK?
[music playing]
You're going to be
just fine, dude.
I know.
What am I missing at school?
Nothing.
Coach has us conditioning
for the season.
It's not too late.
The formal dance is coming up.
And you're my date.
No, you're my date.
Oh.
I am so sorry to
interrupt Mr. Newman,
but there are a
couple of people here
who would like to have a word
with Brycen if that's OK.
Who are they?
They're from the
Make-A-Wish foundation.
Bryce?
Yeah.
OK, I'll send them in.
Lady.
Hi, Brycen.
It's so nice to meet you.
My name is Heather,
and this is Linda.
And we're from the
Make-A-Wish foundation.
And the hospital has
been sharing with us
about some of the struggles
you've been going through.
So we're here to see how we
can help maybe grant a wish.
A wish?
Yeah.
I can wish for whatever I want?
Yeah.
Dude, you can get an island.
You can get your own island.
I don't know, man.
Do a movie.
All right, make them cast
you in some like Chick Flick.
And you get to kiss a
celebrity like Selena Gomez.
OK, OK.
Calm down.
[interposing voices]
Dude, you should wish for
an autographed Tom Brady
football or what
about a ski trip
dude for 24 closest friends?
Do I have to decide now?
No.
After the surgery
and we'll be here.
I hate to break up
this party, folks.
But I'm going to have
to ask you all to leave.
I have to get Brycen ready.
Bye guys.
[music playing]
Hey, God.
It's me Rick.
Brycen's not in the room
but you know who is, the God
that we believe in.
These are the
moments, right, where
we have to ask ourselves,
what do we actually believe,
where the rubber meets
the road for our faith.
And we can't heal him, but
we know the one who can.
Philippians 4:13 says we can
do all things through Christ
who strengthens us.
In other words, what we
cannot do, He can do.
And what does God do?
Well this book is filled with
stories of miracles and signs
and wonders and
miraculous healings.
And Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus
Christ is the same yesterday,
today, and forever.
That means this is either a
book of stories or the God
who did it then,
wants to do it again.
Yes, we need a miracle.
Let's pray.
God, I don't know
if you can hear me,
and I don't know why you
did this to our family.
But I'm asking you to please,
please be with my son.
In the name of the Father, and
the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
We come to you right now.
We ask you to move the heal
Brycen from the top of his head
to the bottom of his feet.
We ask for a miracle right
now in the name of Jesus.
Please, please be with us.
There he is.
Here's my beautiful boy.
[music playing]
See you.
[music playing]
Hey.
Hey.
How you feeling?
We know we miss you at school.
We?
OK, I miss you at school.
Alex, they still didn't get it.
OK.
Listen, I don't know
about the dance this year.
OK, I want you to listen
to me when I say this.
We are going to that dance.
And if you think cancer
is going to have anything
to say about that, you
better think again.
I know I promised
you the first dance.
I think cancer's saying no.
Well, then I guess
we're just going to have
to get a higher power involved.
Let me guess, my mother.
No.
No, I'm calling God.
He trumps even your mother.
[laughter]
You're such a dork.
Kind of kid he's always
been, sports, cars.
Yeah.
Mr. Newman, how Brycen feeling?
Well, we're going to have
to start radiation and then
after that, several
months of chemotherapy.
Is this tumor ever
going to go away?
You say you got it.
You don't got it.
It's shrinking.
It's growing.
His numbers are good.
His numbers are bad.
I just don't know
what to tell him.
This is a sports kid.
He needs to be outdoors.
All we do is sit around here.
And it's killing him.
I understand.
It's frustrating.
But the hospital where he's
going to have the radiation,
that's a different
hospital than this.
So he'll be leaving
this hospital
at least once every single day.
So he can leave.
For treatment.
But it would mean
the world to him
if I could just take
him to a game, just--
just one ball game, please.
I'll set it up.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Hey, let's work on that form
a little bit over there.
Hey, good job right there.
Hey, guys, just get it serious.
Stop screwing around.
Here we go.
Here we go.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Come on.
Come on
[cheering on]
Hey.
I just got a text.
All right, he's coming tomorrow.
Bryce's dad says he's
coming to the game.
Let's go!
Hey, listen.
All right, guys, listen to me.
I want to do something special
for my friend here, all right?
But I'm not going to do
that unless we're all in.
Are we all in?
All in!
Bring it in here for a
break for Bryce.
Let's go guys.
Bryce, Bryce,
Bryce, Bryce Bryce,
Bryce, Bryce, Bryce, Bryce.
Let's go.
Tonight, we ride.
Let's go fellas.
Bring it up.
Bring it up.
[interposing voices]
[siren wailing]
[crowd cheering]
Dude, you shave your head.
No, man.
We all did.
[crowd cheering]
All in,
All in!
[crowd cheering]
Coach, coach.
Quick interview.
Sure.
Rolling?
Rolling.
Coach Doyle, tell
us a little bit
about what was
happening here tonight?
Bryce Newman,
incredible athlete,
was a linebacker and
wide receiver for us.
So devastating,
yes, brain cancer.
Yeah, it's really
unfortunate situation.
As you may recall,
coach, my father
passed from brain cancer.
So I really
understand the fight.
I'm very sorry to hear that.
Best of luck tonight.
Thank you.
Hey, Eric.
See you next week, right?
All right.
See you later.
You guys go home safely.
Hey, guys.
Hey, you Richard Newman?
I am.
Miles Himmel, a
local news reporter.
Just wondering if I could
get Brycen on camera
for a quick interview.
Yeah, ask him.
Yeah.
Yeah?
Awesome.
Right here OK?
Yeah.
Great.
Perfect.
Let's do it.
In the name of the Father, and
the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Lord, we can do together.
And we ask that you
watch over Brycen.
And we ask that you
feel his body more.
[music playing]
Everyone knows that Saint
Joseph was a carpenter
and the father of Jesus.
What you may not know is that
he was descended from royalty.
His great, great
grandfather was King David.
That same royalty
belongs to you,
because each one of you
boys is a child of King.
God created you, and
you are his child.
[music playing]
Marilyn.
Well.
This is a real treat.
Glad I could come.
Hi.
Oh, help yourself.
I'm the one who brought it
down here remember, all right?
I appreciate it.
Who is that?
That's Richard Newman.
Everybody in the
hospital knows who he is.
Unfortunately, he has a son
here that's not doing too well.
He's only 15.
It's really sad.
What's the kid got?
Brain cancer.
Oh, God.
God bless him.
I got to go.
I got to deliver.
Yeah, I bet you do.
I can't believe I told you that.
Did I say that out loud?
Yes, you did.
I love you.
I'll see you around.
I love you, too, hon.
Thanks for lunch.
Take care, buddy.
Hey, Brycen.
Can we come in?
Yeah, sure.
Where's your dad?
He's getting lunch I think.
What are you drawing?
I like to draw cars.
Very cool.
Hey, Brycen.
Saw you on the news at
the game, really cool.
Yeah, must've been
nice to see a game.
Have you had a chance to
think about your wish?
Yeah.
Can I give away my wish?
To who?
My dad.
That's a really thoughtful idea.
And I'm very sure that he would
rather you have something.
Maybe it's something you
guys can do together.
How about a Ford Raptor?
A what?
It's a truck.
I don't know.
You told me to think big.
Oh, gosh.
I'm sorry.
Hi.
Hi.
Geez.
If I had known you were here,
I'd have brought you some food.
I can go back.
I don't mind.
We're good.
Thank you.
Are you sure?
OK.
Thank you.
So Brycen has given us his wish.
Oh.
And what pray tell
would that be ?
A Ford Raptor.
OK.
Yeah.
OK, honestly, I
can't promise you
that we can get you
a brand new car.
But stay on that wave.
We'll put the word out,
see what we can do.
Yeah, yeah.
That's good.
OK.
Yeah, that's good.
Thank you.
It's very generous.
Thank you very much.
We'll talk to you soon, Brycen.
It's great seeing you.
Thanks you guys.
All right.
Bye-bye.
A Ford Raptor, are
you out of your mind?
What?
You said it was a good truck.
I know.
But Brycen, when I was your
age, man, I had a $300 Chevelle.
Yeah.
And you walked to school in
the snow, uphill, both ways.
And it was a tundra.
OK, wise guy, wise guy.
Oh, hey, sorry guys.
Hey, Brycen, can I
borrow that sketch pad?
Yeah, I guess.
I promise you I'll
bring it back.
Thanks.
See you guys.
It was great seeing you.
Bye.
Let me tell you something.
It was tough when
I was growing up.
We had one thimble of
rice every two weeks.
OK, dad.
That's how we ate.
You know how your
grandfather was.
Look what he's been drawing.
That is a cool car.
What kind of car
do you think it is?
Maybe a Corvette.
I have no idea.
That ladies is a
Mustang, an old Mustang.
[music playing]
Huh.
We've been married
a long time, right?
And I know when you go
huh, it doesn't mean huh
like another person
might say huh.
It means huh,
there's something I'm
thinking that's going
to change your life.
So what is your huh today?
Well, you said this
was your cancer project
because of the rust,
was that right?
Yeah, there's a lot of
rust as you can see.
Yeah.
That's for sure.
Well, do you remember
that kid I was telling you
about with brain cancer.
You OK?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Brycen.
Brycen, yeah.
Well, the Make-A-Wish foundation
was in his room today.
They were?
Yeah.
What did you wish for?
He wished for a car.
Now, he gave them a
drawing of I guess
what was his dream car and whoa,
who looked a lot like this.
I'm just saying.
[laughter]
Dear, Jesus.
I love you.
I trust you.
I want you to know that
no matter what happens,
I will always love you.
I pray for my faith
and salvation,
be strong in your eyes.
If I should die, then I'll
be there in heaven with you.
In your name, I pray.
Amen.
[music playing]
Mr. Newman, hi, my
name is Neerav Jadeja..
I'm CEO here at General
Valley Hospital.
Hi.
I have someone here to see you.
Hey, oh, I'm Ed.
I'm nurse Marilyn's husband.
She may have told you I was
coming by to see Brycen.
May I come in?
Yeah, please, please.
Thank you.
It's nice to meet you.
I don't want to wake him up.
Hey, Bryce.
Buddy, hey, hey.
I got someone here
who wants to meet you.
Hey, Brycen.
I'm Ed Hanson you know your
nurse, Marilyn, the pretty one,
I'm her husband.
Hey.
You're not hitting
on her, are you?
Little bit.
I have this car I
want to give you.
It's a '67 Mustang.
And I want to fix it up.
I want to make it
perfect for you.
A car for me?
Where is it?
It's at our house.
Speak of the devil.
Hey, Bryce.
She is pretty.
Hey, watch it.
Keep your hands off.
So I got this car at a junkyard.
And it didn't make
the boss happy.
But I was tinkering with it,
and she told me the other day
about and your situation.
And so we were kind
of thinking that it
might be a good project for us.
Like I'll fix it, but
I want your input.
And it's going to take a while.
But I figured that it gave us
something to look forward to.
Yeah.
OK.
But you had to do
something for me.
You got to get better, OK?
OK.
OK.
I'll let you sleep.
Ed, thank you so much.
Take care yourself.
Thank you.
All right.
Dad.
Is that incredible or what?
How cool was that?
When I was your age,
I had a $300 Chevelle.
Dad.
I got you.
Love you, buddy.
Love you.
[music playing]
I think you're going
to be very impressed.
I had a lot of help, though.
Yeah?
Yeah.
You're going to love it.
It's cherry.
It's so great.
Yeah, anyone, you
pick anyone you want.
How about this one?
How about-- how about
something a little more--
something more like that.
OK.
It's good.
You're cool with that.
[music playing]
Hey, not bad, not bad at all.
Brycen.
Oh, hey guys.
How are you.
It's good to see you.
We got something for you.
We know the treatments
have been a little much,
and they're taking
a toll on you.
So we got something to hopefully
make it a little easier.
You got me an iPad?
Yeah.
This is so cool.
Yeah, you can make
drawings on that.
Thank you so much.
Good to see you.
OK, you take care.
Take care, Brycen.
[music playing]
Alex.
You OK?
Yeah.
Yeah.
No practice today?
No, I took the day off.
There's nothing
else they can do.
The tumor, they've
tried everything.
So they're sending him to this
experimental trial in Florida.
I've never had anyone
die in my life.
When we can't, God can, right?
Yeah, that's--
that sounds great.
But no offense, why hasn't he?
I don't know.
But I do know this.
God is still in control.
He still sits on that throne.
He is still in the
miracle business.
Alexander, how many times
have you sat right here,
and cheered, prayed
for a miracle?
That's what we need to do.
[music playing]
Dad.
Yeah, buddy?
Would you be mad if I
gave the tablet to Kimmi?
Who's Kimmi?
The kid in the ward.
Well, I don't know if we have
enough money to buy a new one.
That's OK, dad.
It's the right thing to do.
She gets bored and
she doesn't have one.
OK.
Dad.
Yeah, bud?
Am I going to die?
What?
He's not going to make it.
That's what I heard the
doctor say about Jason
Lyons the other night.
Am I not going to make it?
Am I not going to make it, dad?
Dad, am I going to die?
No, no, no.
Bryce, I don't want to
hear you say that again.
You understand me?
Bryce, we're going to beat
this together, me and you, OK?
We're a team.
We're a team.
We're a team.
Are we a team?
We're a team.
And we're going to beat
this thing together.
I love you.
I love you too, dad I
put my trust in God.
Put your trust in God.
I trust God.
OK.
Tell me more about
this Kimmi person.
I taught her how to spell
her name with blocks.
[music playing]
Hey.
OK.
Now, that's great.
Thank you.
Yeah, he'll be so happy to
see all his friends again
before he goes to Florida, so.
Let's hope so.
All right, thank you so much.
Bye-bye.
What are we doing?
If I told you, it
wouldn't be surprised.
[music playing]
OK, you guys can
all have a seat.
So now that our guest
of honor has arrived,
we are gathered to support
Brycen Newman, our fellow Don
on his fight.
So I've asked Father
Martin to come and pray
with us for Brycen.
Thank you.
So good to have each
of you guys here today.
Listen, the Kingdom
of God has never
meant to be a spectator sport.
Brycen, you'd be the
first to tell us.
The only way you win a
game is by actually getting
on the field and fighting.
And this is our field
of faith, you guys.
This is our moment to
believe that what we read
is actually real, that his word
is more real than what we feel.
You and I have a chance to
put Gods word to the test.
In fact, the book of
James says that if someone
sick like Brycen, we're
to lay hands on them
and God will heal them.
That's either real
or it's not, but I
say we find out right now.
In the name of the Father, and
the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
God, we just thank
you for what it is
you accomplished on the cross.
We thank you God, that when
you said it is finished,
you were talking
about sin, death, hell
and every...[inaudible]
[music playing]
In the name of the Father, and
the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
Amen.
It is done.
[applause]
[music playing]
OK, buddy.
Transport should
be here any minute
to take you to the airport.
But you're getting
your own plane.
Dad.
Yeah?
Are you mad at God?
What-- no.
Yes.
Yes, I am.
Do you think he has a plan?
Jeez, Bryce, I don't know.
I like to think that he does.
I hope that he does.
But I'm just not so sure.
Where are these guys?
Father, thank you for my dad.
Thank you for his love.
Thank you for
allowing me to have
this wonderful man in my life.
God, please, calm his heart, let
him know that you are with him.
I pray this in your name.
Amen.
All right, now, we got
all your bags ready.
I just want to--
Oh, hey.
Are those the scans you
want us to take with us?
No, they're not here.
Who's not here, transport?
No, look, we are going
to be late for the plane.
No, I canceled them.
What?
The tumor's gone.
What do you mean?
We double, triple, quadruple
checked and tested everything.
Brycen's tumor, it's gone.
Are you sure?
100%.
Not only that, the area
around it has healed.
Son, yesterday, you had a
probable death sentence.
Today, God is giving you
another chance at life.
Congratulations.
Well, wait, what about--
what about Florida.
No need to go to Florida.
Plenty of beaches right
here in California.
[music playing]
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
[music playing]
I knew it.
No, it's great.
OK.
Thanks for calling.
[music playing]
Lucy can you move your
head to the left a little bit?
You guys move a
little bit closer.
You guys look pretty good.
All right, on the count of
three, ready, one, two, three.
How much time?
Wait, guys, guys, guys,
guys, hold up, hold up.
What is it?
Some of these on the
phone for you Bryce.
And they said they're
pulling up the hill.
What?
Oh.
Oh, what?
Oh, it is.
Dad, what-- no.
No.
Dude.
What is this?
This is for you, buddy.
For me?
Oh, my goodness.
This is the car?
This is your car.
This is our car.
My God.
I love you.
I love you, too.
What do you think, buddy?
I think it's amazing.
I think get in.
Get in there.
Get in there.
[interposing voices]
Yes, of course. hold on.
Be careful.
You got it, sir.
Hey, I love you, kid.
Hey, you hear me?
I love you, too, dad.
All right, buddy.
Have fun.
Have fun.
[music playing]
All right.
What's up, boys?
Let's go.
Let's go.
It took some time.
But I found the story.
You see, the Miracle
of Manchester
wasn't just about Brycen
Newman being healed.
It was so much more than that.
It was about reminding
us that miracles are real
and how when we love,
and give, and believe,
we all become part of
making miracles real again.
[MUSIC - RACHEL PLATTEN, "FIGHSONG"]
It's about putting on a show
for him by giving our best
and showing that we're going
to fight while he fights.
And just that he
could be out here
shows us like he's out here
in the hot sun with cancer.
And we ought to keep
fighting and get better.
We can't quit out there.
It's going to mean
a lot when we got
to get that victory for him.
This young man is the most
courageous kid I know.
He's definitely an
inspiration for us
to go through whatever
struggles we're going through,
whether that be on the
field or off the field.
Make an explosion.
And all those
things I didn't say,
wrecking balls inside my brain.
I will scream them loud tonight.
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight song,
take back my life song.
Bryson, right here,
give us your Dons.
Dons on three.
Dons on three.
One, two, Dons!
My power's turned on starting
right now, I'll be strong.
That you can beat it.
That you can beat it.
There you go, buddy.
Fight, fight, right?
Yeah.
You can beat it.
Fight.
Yeah.
I love that.
I love you, too.
I'm so sorry having
you go through this.
At one point, the
tumor was gone.
But it returned.
Everybody's worried about me.
In too deep.
His friends were asked to
report to the school's bleachers
in red shirts to
show their support.
There's about 1,600 kids.
And they all put their hands
over me like that over my head.
And I was afraid.
Things I didn't say.
Praise your name ask this
in Christ our Lord, Amen.
He believes that,
that day he was saved.
I said I'm done.
I said I'm good.
So I am good.
Three weeks later, we
went back to the hospital.
They did another MRI.
And the enhancement
they call it had shrunk.
They'd never seen-- the
doctors couldn't explain it.
They just say it's a miracle.
And we kind of know what it was.
My fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes
because I still got a
lot of fight left in me.
A lot of fight left in me.
Like a small--
If you walk down, I mean the
oncology floor at the hospital
and you see all these children
fighting and going through pain
and they just want
to be cancer free.
And so we're selling
these t-shirts
to help the researchers
find a cure for cancer.
So those kids be cancer free.
I might only have one match,
but I can make an explosion.
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care if
nobody else believes because I
still--
I'm going to put it in here.
I'm going to glue
it back on my head.
Who's got the Elmer's glue?
No I've, still got a
lot of fight left in me.
Like a small boat on the ocean,
sending big waves into motion.
Like how a single word
can make a heart open,
I might only have one match,
but I can make an explosion.
And all those
things I didn't say
wrecking balls
inside my brain, I
will scream them loud tonight.
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left in me.
Losing was in friends
and I'm chasing sleep.
Everybody's worried about me.
In too deep, say
I'm in too deep.
And it's been two
years, I miss my home.
But there's fire
burning in my bones.
Still believe, yeah,
I still believe.
All those things I didn't say,
wrecking balls inside my brain.
I was scream them loud tonight.
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight, song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left to me,
a lot of fight left in me.
Like a small boat on the ocean,
sending big waves into motion,
like how a single word
can make a heart open,
I might only have one match,
but I can make an explosion.
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left in me No,
I've still got a lot
of fight left in me.
Like a small boat on the ocean,
sending big waves into motion,
like how a single word
can make a heart open,
I might only have one match,
but I can make an explosion.
And all those
things I didn't say,
wrecking balls
inside my brain, I
will scream them loud tonight.
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left in me.
Losing friends and
I'm chasing sleep.
Everybody's worried about me.
In too deep, say
I'm in too deep.
It's been two years,
I miss my home.
But there' fire
burning in my bones.
Still believe, yeah,
I still believe.
All those things I didn't say,
wrecking balls inside my brain,
I will scream them loud tonight.
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left in me,
a lot of fight left in me.
Like a small boat on the ocean,
sending big waves into motion,
like how a single word
can make a heart open,
I might only have one match,
but I can make an explosion.
This is my fight song,
take back my life song,
Prove I'm all right song.
My power's turned on.
Starting right now,
I'll be strong.
I'll play my fight song.
And I don't really care
if nobody else believes,
because I've still got a
lot of fight left in me.
No, I've still got a
lot of fight left in me.