December 31st, New Year's Eve.
Christine and Rebecca were spending the New Year in Ethan's hospital room.
Around noon, Ethan's grandmother called Rebecca, asking why neither of her grandsons was spending time with her. Since Ethan's leukemia diagnosis, the entire family had kept it from the elderly woman, fearing the news might be too much for her to handle at her age.
Rebecca went downstairs and pointed her phone camera at the snowy street scene, telling her that Adrian was still away on business, while Ethan and Christine were vacationing in Mexico, so they couldn't spend New Year's with her.
The grandmother was somewhat upset, questioning why neither of her boys would stay with their own mother. Rebecca quickly consoled her mother-in-law, saying, "Oh, I don't mind being alone at all! Look how peaceful it is by myself. The kids have their own lives now. As long as they're safe and healthy, that's all that matters."