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Thomsen?
Please, have a seat.
Thomsen...
It says here on my papers that you have been struggling with insomnia...
...and that you have talked to a Dr. Henrich about this problem.
Thomsen...
...why did you come here today?
Because.
Because I have sleeping problems.
I always do this time of year.
I can see that your doctor has given you some prescriptions which should prevent this.
Yeah.
They don't work anymore.
I stopped taking them.
Why do you think this mostly occours around the holidays?
It's...
It's a long story...
We've got time.
There's...
It's just bad memories.
Then let's talk about those memories.
There's no point...
Do I...
Does it have to be exactly how it happened?
You can tell it any way you want.
It all started with a girl.
Helen.
It was a cold Autumn day...
...when I passed by a girl waiting for the bus.
I was about to cross the street and...
this car was headed towards me...
then I suddenly felt someone pulling me away.
Are you okay?
Yeah... Yes, I'm Fine.
Are you sure?
Yeah, thanks to you.
Good...
...but you gotta watch yourself, I'm not some kind of super hero you know.
I'll try.
Pardon!
What's your name?
How come?
Maybe I need one if I share this story with my friends.
My name is Helen.
On our first date we went to the movies...
...we had a good time, and we both enjoyed every second of that evening...
...but I had a long day, and fell asleep near the end of the movie, holding her hand.
Eventually we started doing more things together.
And one day, we went ice-skating.
It's not that difficult!
They told her I was on the ridge between life and death...
...and that it was very unlikely that I would survive.
Helen was the only one who I had close...
...the doctors gave her the opportunity to decide if I should be let go...
...she refused since there was it was still a possibility.
So you were pretty hurt after that?
What happened next?
I don't remember.
The ambulance came.
They drove me in a hurry to the hospital.
It was pretty serious.
Are you leaving?
Yes!
Is everything alright?
Yeah...
...it's fine, I just have some place else to be.
But we have more time left...
...if you wish to continue, you can.
Thank you, but no. I must really go.
Okay, I'll see you after Christmas then.
Have a merry Christmas.
I have... I have one more question.
Yes?
If you were Helen...
...and someone you cared about was that position, with small chances of survial...
...and you knew that the person lying there suffered every second.
Would you...
Would you end the suffering? And switched off the machines holding that person alive.
To be perfectly honest... right now...
...after having heard your story... and see you standing there.
Then I honestly don't know what I would have done.