My Mom Got Shot… And This Happened Next

0:00 I come from a family that laughs at everything.

0:02 It's just who we are.

0:03 Some people think we crazy.

0:04 We know we crazy, but that's how we roll, you know.

0:06 Yeah, we laugh at everything.

0:08 Case in point.

0:10 Three years ago, my mother was shot, right?

0:13 She was shot twice.

0:15 Once in the ass.

0:17 Oh, yeah.

0:17 Funny now.

0:18 Funny now.

0:21 Yeah.

0:21 Funny now.

0:22 You guys are picturing like ass bullets or something.

0:24 Just like push push.

0:27 Funny now.

0:28 She was shot in the ass and she was shot in the head.

0:31 Oh yeah, I got serious.

0:35 And and it was a Sunday morning.

0:37 I was in bed still asleep.

0:39 It was early early in the morning.

0:40 Maybe like 9 or 10:00 and and the phone

0:46 rings and it's my baby brother using my mom's phone.

0:50 His name is Isaac.

0:51 He's 9 years old.

0:52 So I answer the phone like, "Hello, hello.

0:55 Hello, Chva." Say, "Hey, Isaac.

0:57 What do you want?

0:59 How are you?

1:02 I'm fine, thanks.

1:04 I'm also fine, thank you.

1:06 I'm fine, thanks.

1:07 And how are you, Isaac?

1:07 I'm fine, thanks.

1:08 And how are you?

1:10 I'm fine, thank you.

1:11 It's a pleasure.

1:15 Are you busy?

1:18 Yeah, sort of.

1:18 Sort of.

1:19 Why?

1:20 No, cuz mom's been shot.

1:23 I'm sorry.

1:23 What?

1:24 Yeah, mom's been shot and we're at the hospital.

1:25 Can you come?

1:27 Mom's mom's.

1:28 What do you mean?

1:29 Okay.

1:29 Yeah, of course I can come.

1:30 Okay, which hospital?

1:31 Tell me.

1:31 And he tell me the hospital I drop.

1:32 Okay.

1:32 Can you come?

1:34 Like he's too polite for his own good.

1:35 He's too like can you come?

1:38 Like what?

1:38 I'm going to have to slot shot mom into my schedule.

1:40 Just fine.

1:41 Oh, coffee at 2 and then ish let's dish in at 1.

1:45 Okay, mom.

1:45 We'll try.

1:46 Come on.

1:46 Can I come?

1:47 Of course I can come.

1:47 I'm panicking.

1:48 I jump out of bed.

1:49 I'm running around.

1:50 I'm trying to put my clothes on.

1:51 Some things are backwards.

1:52 I don't even notice.

1:53 I don't even care.

1:54 grab the car keys, but I'm looking for the car keys.

1:56 Running around there, losing my mind.

1:58 I jump into the car into the streets.

2:00 As soon as I get out the gate, the tears start coming out.

2:02 You can't even control it.

2:03 Just they're driving.

2:04 All of a sudden, just I'm driving.

2:12 I'm trying to hold it back.

2:13 I'm trying to hold it.

2:13 But then I get to the traffic lights.

2:15 The robot is red and I just let it out.

2:16 It just comes out.

2:22 No.

2:23 No.

2:23 No.

2:23 Don't watch my window.

2:24 NO.

2:24 NO.

2:25 AHA.

2:26 HA.

2:27 HA.

2:27 HEY.

2:28 HA.

2:28 HA.

2:29 NO.

2:30 HEY.

2:30 NO.

2:31 UH-UH.

2:33 NO.

2:33 UH-UH.

2:38 And there I am driving to the hospital like a madman.

2:41 I get there, jump out the car,

2:42 my brother standing there at the emergency section.

2:44 I see him outside.

2:45 He's just standing like nothing happened.

2:47 Looking around around.

2:48 I go, "Asa, Isaac, what happened?" He's like, "Mom, you got shot.

2:50 She's inside." So, I'm like, "Okay, are you okay?" HE'S LIKE,

2:52 "MAMA SHOT, NOT ME." "NO, that's not what I'm saying, you idiot.

2:56 Whatever." I'm coming back.

2:57 So, I run inside.

2:58 My mom's in the prep area.

2:59 All the doctors are standing around her.

3:01 There's blood everywhere.

3:02 I'm looking at the doctors.

3:02 And just by the way, doctors are not as good-looking as they on those TV shows.

3:06 No, like they set the bar really high cuz I was shocked.

3:09 I really I was like, "What the hell's Sorry, sorry, that was inappropriate.

3:14 What's happening here, guys?" Like, "Sir,

3:15 you need to leave." I said I was sorry.

3:16 Come on.

3:17 What's this?

3:17 What's happening?

3:18 Like, "No, sir.

3:18 you can't be here.

3:19 Please leave.

3:19 Please, whatever.

3:20 Okay.

3:20 Okay.

3:20 Okay.

3:20 So, I go outside.

3:21 The nurse comes to me.

3:22 She's like, um, Mr.

3:23 Noah.

3:23 Said, "Yes, yes." Okay.

3:24 Um, Mr.

3:24 Noah, we've got your wife stabilized right now.

3:26 And I said, "My wife?" She, "Yes, that's Mrs.

3:28 Noah, right?" Yes.

3:29 Yes.

3:30 That's That's my mom.

3:30 Oh, I'm sorry.

3:31 I thought Why would you think she's Come on.

3:33 Hold on.

3:35 You think I would?

3:35 I mean, she's cool, but I mean, like, have you seen the girls?

3:37 I should show you the picture.

3:38 Oh, I'll show you the pictures afterwards.

3:39 What's going on?

3:40 She's like, "Okay, Mr.

3:41 No.

3:41 Um, your mom's just been stabilized,

3:42 and we we we're going to have to start thinking about surgery.

3:44 She's been shot in the head and she's been shot in the lower buttocks region.

3:48 Um so um this is this is a very serious thing.

3:50 I'm like yes it is.

3:50 Okay.

3:51 So what's happening?

3:51 Well we just found out that she doesn't have medical aid.

3:54 What?

3:54 She doesn't have medical aid now.

3:56 My mom always had medical aid.

3:58 Always.

3:58 But now turns out she canceled it a few years ago.

4:00 I didn't know this.

4:01 She canceled it because she never gets sick.

4:03 You know those people.

4:04 I just never get sick.

4:05 I never get sick.

4:05 Trevor.

4:06 I never ever ever get sick.

4:07 I don't know why I have this.

4:07 I never get sick.

4:08 Yes.

4:08 But you didn't think of bullets.

4:16 Now she's in the hospital, no medical aid.

4:18 So I said to the nurse, "Well, what does this mean?" She says, "Well, um, Mr.

4:20 No, it means we we're going to have to put her back

4:21 in the ambulance and send her to a public hospital." So,

4:24 but but she's bleeding now.

4:26 You can't sit.

4:26 She says, "I'm sorry." So that's all we can do.

4:27 She has to go to a public hospital.

4:29 Now I'm panicking.

4:30 I mean, public hospital normally a good place to go normally, you know.

4:34 But now what's happening is there's there's just misadministration of funds.

4:37 Like money is going missing.

4:39 You don't know what's happening.

4:40 They don't have the right equipment.

4:41 Now I'm picturing guys trying to fix my mom.

4:43 There's the doctor.

4:44 Give me a scalpel.

4:45 We got a spare now.

4:47 Okay, bring it.

4:48 At least it's a shifting.

4:49 Okay, let's try something.

4:51 I'm stressed.

4:53 So I said, "Well, what do we do without medical aid?" She says,

4:55 "Well, there's nothing, sir." So, what if I give you the money?

4:57 She says, "Well, you don't know how much it'll cost,

4:59 so you can't unless you give us your card,

5:00 and then we just work from there." So, we'll take my card.

5:02 Here's my credit card.

5:03 She goes, "Sir, it can get very expensive." I said, "This is my mom.

5:06 This is my mom.

5:07 Use the money.

5:07 Go." She goes, "You can tell me it's expensive.

5:10 This is my mother we talking about.

5:12 You know, I realized through all of this, I've just neglected my brother.

5:14 He's been standing there the whole time with these big eyes.

5:19 So, I'm like, "Hey, hey, Isaac.

5:20 Hey, hey, Isaac.

5:21 What's on your mind, man?

5:22 Are you you okay, big boy?" Like, Trevor.

5:25 Yes.

5:27 Can I come to your house and play PlayStation later today?

5:31 How you going to ask me about PlayStation?

5:32 Your mom has just been shot.

5:33 You can't be asking me about what the hell is WRONG WITH YOU, STUPID CHILD.

5:35 YOU KNOW, YOU'RE never going to play PlayStation ever again.

5:37 Ever.

5:37 No play PlayStation for you ever in your life.

5:38 Ever.

5:39 Go away.

5:39 Go sit down and think about what you just PlayStation you're going to ask me.

5:41 How the hell is you going to ask me about PlayStation?

5:43 The nurse comes back.

5:43 She goes, "Okay, Mr.

5:44 N.

5:44 Uh, we just used 900 rand um for some blood tests." I'm like,

5:47 "Okay, why are you telling me this?" "Yeah, cuz it's 900.

5:48 This is my mom.

5:49 Use the money.

5:50 Go." She goes away.

5:51 I'm 900 rand.

5:52 How you going to tell about?

5:52 She comes back again.

5:53 She's like, "Mr.

5:53 N.

5:54 Um, we need 2,000 rand for some X-rays.

5:56 This is my mom, not a pair of jeans.

5:57 Use the money.

5:58 Go." She goes away.

5:59 I'm like, "This is my mom's going to die." Asking me questions here.

6:01 Busy ask me, "My mom's going to die.

6:02 My mom's going to die." That's all I'm saying.

6:03 And I say it.

6:04 My brother hears me.

6:05 He starts crying.

6:11 I'm like, Isaac, I'm sorry.

6:12 I'm sorry.

6:13 I'm sorry.

6:13 Are you okay?

6:13 Are you I'm not okay.

6:16 You said I'm never going to play PlayStation ever in my life

6:20 and I want to play Need for Speed and now I can't play PlayStation.

6:23 I'm like, YOU STILL CRYING ABOUT PLAY.

6:24 YOU YOU YOU have no right to cry.

6:25 You hear ME?

6:26 YOU SHUT UP.

6:26 STOP CRYING.

6:27 YOU CAN'T CRY ABOUT THIS.

6:28 YOU SHUT UP.

6:29 NOW, SOME woman comes out.

6:30 She knows my mom's being shot.

6:31 Now she thinks I'm telling my brother not to cry about my mom.

6:33 She just gets involved.

6:34 She's like, "Hey, you let him cry.

6:35 Okay, you let him cry." Some people express their pain in different ways.

6:38 You let him cry.

6:39 I'm like, I will not let him cry, lady.

6:41 I will not let him cry.

6:42 Many kids grow up without one.

6:43 Okay, this is not even fine.

6:45 Like, you should go PLAY IN THE PARK or something.

6:47 IT'S NOT A TIME TO CRY right now.

6:48 What the hell?

6:48 You spoil your kids.

6:49 That's your problem.

6:50 You should take it away from them so that they CAN LEARN ABOUT LIFE.

6:52 YOU AND YOU, YOU BOTH SHUT UP.

6:54 ALL OF YOU SHUT UP.

6:55 I'M TELLING THEM THIS.

6:55 The nurse comes back.

6:56 She goes, "Mr.

6:57 No, we ready for surgery." I'm like, "So, do the surgery." She says,

6:58 "Yeah, but so, um, this could get very expensive.

7:00 I see you in surgery very I'm" I'm like, "Lady, what is expensive?

7:03 This is my mother." She said, "Well,

7:04 anywhere from like 20,000 20,000 rand, this is my mom.

7:07 All the way to like 500,000 rand.

7:21 Yo, but she's lived.

7:22 Eh, I mean, she's like what, 56, 57?

7:30 I It's almost finished.

7:31 I mean, you know, even she says she's old.

7:34 I mean, you know, you said the bullets

7:36 in the head and I mean head it's finished.

7:40 Yeah, cuz now that my we need to pay for the funeral

7:43 and we need to buy scon for everybody and this guy

7:48 needs a PlayStation and so I don't know if she's like sir

7:53 we we need the go ahead otherwise we we can't do anything.

7:55 I said okay well you know use the card just use the card we'll handle the debts.

8:00 She goes away.

8:01 I'm stressed cuz I've seen this happen to people.

8:04 Go into a hospital, you don't have enough money, use your credit card,

8:07 next thing you're in debt for years and the person could die.

8:10 Yeah.

8:11 Person dies.

8:11 And when they die, the doctor doesn't give you your money back.

8:14 No.

8:15 No, he doesn't.

8:15 Yeah.

8:16 Cuz he tried and that's all he has to do.

8:17 You'll get there.

8:18 Be like, "Doctor, doctor, did you win?" Be likewah.

8:24 And your money's gone.

8:27 That's all I was stressed about.

8:30 But the most amazing thing happened.

8:33 Turns out my mother wasn't that badly hurt.

8:37 It was a miracle really.

8:39 The ass bullets didn't do much damage cuz my family's gifted.

8:47 The head bullets didn't hit anything vital.

8:50 Yeah.

8:51 other than the head obviously, but it missed her spinal cord, missed the nerves,

8:57 didn't touch the brain, went right through,

9:00 missed the eye, hit the eye socket, and so deflected.

9:03 And all it did was it cut a piece of her nostril off.

9:06 Just just one side, and the bullet went out clean,

9:10 which means she didn't have to go in for intensive surgery,

9:12 and her recovery was only a week.

9:15 Yeah.

9:15 a week, which was fantastic because that means the bill was only 24,000 rand.

9:22 I mean, and she's alive.

9:23 Yes.

9:23 But the bill was only 24,000 rand.

9:27 This is great.

9:28 Really great.

9:28 Cuz 25 was my cut off.

9:31 So you laugh, but that's how much I've calculated.

9:34 I'm willing to pay my mom back for all

9:36 the ultramal custard I've consumed in my life.

9:40 Everything else, none of my business.

9:42 food, clothes, schooling, all of that stuff.

9:44 I'm not paying.

9:45 I hate it when parents say that to their kids.

9:46 You know how hard I have to work for your bloody school and your clothes.

9:50 I didn't ask to be born.

9:51 That's your job.

9:52 Please, you handle that.

9:54 I asked for the ultra male.

9:55 We can keep a tab.

9:58 Don't involve me in your things.

10:01 That's what I calculate.

10:02 25,000.

10:03 Yeah, I would have been there.

10:05 24,750.

10:06 I would have been there at the doctor.

10:08 It's fine, my man.

10:08 No.

10:09 Stop.

10:09 No.

10:09 No.

10:09 No.

10:10 You tried.

10:10 You tried my It's cool.

10:11 No, you try.

10:12 No, just switch off there.

10:13 Switch off.

10:13 Switch off.

10:14 How much?

10:14 250 left.

10:15 We'll pedro or something.

10:16 It's fine.

10:16 Just switch off there.

10:18 You try it.

10:23 Was fantastic.

10:24 I told my mom about the 25.

10:26 She laughed.

10:27 She didn't ask serious.

10:31 And to show you what a crazy family we have.

10:34 My mom's in the recovery ward.

10:35 She's got those tubes in her and everything and the IV

10:38 and you know and my brother's in the corner bored out

10:40 of his mind and my grandmother's in the other corner reading

10:43 the Bible and I'm holding my mom's hand and I'm crying.

10:46 Still crying.

10:47 This is a week later.

10:47 I'm still crying.

10:50 I've been crying the whole week.

10:51 But I've also been using this time to cry for other things in my life.

10:54 Um no cuz as a man you need to know when to cry.

10:57 You you you loop it all together and you just cry one time.

10:59 It's like like we cry in bulk.

11:01 You got to understand cry.

11:02 You don't just cry one one.

11:04 Uh-uh.

11:05 Crying bulk.

11:06 Okay.

11:06 So, I'm crying for everything.

11:10 And my mom looks at me and she goes, "Sh,

11:12 Trevor, Trevor, sh don't cry, baby." I said, "No, mom.

11:14 I'm going to cry.

11:15 You were shot in the head." And she says, "No, no, no, no, no.

11:17 Look on the bright side." I said, "What bright side?" She says,

11:20 "No, at least now because of my nose,

11:23 you're officially the best looking person in the family." I was like,

11:28 "By default." But we laughed about it.

11:34 It's painful, but you have to, you know, otherwise you go crazy.

11:37 And it was a weird time in the hospital.

11:39 I won't lie.

11:39 You know, I go there every day to visit my mom.

11:42 Some people didn't know when to just let a hospital be a hospital.

11:46 I'd meet some people who were fans, bless them,

11:47 but they didn't know how to hold it in.

11:50 Some people I'd be there with my mom.

11:51 People would pop into the war like, "Trevor, Trevor, can I take a photo?" No.

11:57 Oh, why?

11:59 My mom is shot in the head.

12:01 Okay.

12:07 The worst incident.

12:08 I go down to the pharmacy one day.

12:10 I have to buy pain medication for my mother.

12:13 So I get there with the script.

12:14 The woman's behind the counter.

12:15 She's like, "Hi, sir.

12:16 Can I help you with anything?" Said, "Yes,

12:18 I need to fill this prescription, please." He goes, "Okay, sir.

12:20 Let me just check there.

12:20 That's for Mrs.

12:21 Noah." Said, "Yes, yes." Okay, dear.

12:23 Hold on, M.

12:24 Oh, I'm sorry, sir.

12:26 We don't have any stock there.

12:29 So, what do you mean no stock?

12:30 She says, "Yeah, we got nothing of that medicine." She says, "Okay, well,

12:34 when are you getting more?" "Oh, we're not going to get for a few months." E.

12:37 There's a back order problem.

12:40 Okay.

12:40 So, so what do you My mom, she needs the pain medication.

12:43 Yeah.

12:44 I'm sorry.

12:47 Just joking.

12:50 Hey, you should have seen your face.

12:54 I've also got jokes there, Trevor.

12:56 I've also got I'm like, you got jokes?

12:59 My mom is in pain.

13:00 SHE BEEN SHOT.

13:01 YOU GOT JOKES.

13:02 THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR WHAT THE HELL IS NOT FUNNY, LADY?

13:04 THIS IS TOO SOON.

13:06 This is too soon.