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"Family
Practice"February 5, 1998
Episode
Number: #84
Director: Charles Haid
Writer: Carol Flint
Description: After his mother falls off a ladder and
injures her knee, Greene flies to San Diego to be with his parents. A
concerned Cynthia impulsively arrives on a later flight during which the
airline loses her luggage. Captain Greene drives them to the naval
hospital where Greene's mother is a patient. Due to her injury, Greene's
mother is temporarily confined to a wheelchair. But Greene is more
troubled by his mother's bizarre behavior, alternating with bouts of
depression. Not trusting the military medical care she's receiving, he
pursues a second opinion from a non-military doctor. Greene does not
want to accept that his mother is exhibiting symptoms of dementia.
Greene discovers that his mother sees a non-military psychiatrist who
treats her for depression. After Greene and his father argue, the older
emphysemic Greene goes into respiratory distress. Greene administers
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and the Captain becomes a patient in the
naval hospital e.r. During Captain Greene's recovery in the e.r., a
military helicopter crashes, sending the crew to the hospital. Greene
helps in the military e.r., while Captain Greene comforts the young
helicopter pilot. Each of the Greenes admires the other's contribution
in this crisis. The cause of Mrs. Greene's dementia remains unclear. As
a result of it, her observations and recollections lack tact. Her brutal
honesty forces Cynthia and Greene to examine their relationship. Greene
admits that it is mostly sexual, upsetting Cynthia. Realizing that she
does not belong with him during this family crisis, Cynthia returns to
Chicago. Greene develops a better understanding of his father, and the
two men become closer. Greene's parents return to their home.
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