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Sick

S1 E2: He’s A Doctor — Why Would He Lie?

Sick

WFYI/Side Effects Public Media

News

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Jacoba Ballard knew she was donor conceived, so she wanted to see if she had any half siblings. She found more than she expected – would anyone believe her?

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0:00.0

This episode of Sick contains a few curse words and deals with sexual themes.

0:05.0

Just keep that in mind if you have kids around.

0:12.3

Matt White's entire life changed in a moment.

0:15.0

He already knew his dad wasn't his biological father.

0:17.8

His parents weren't able to have children without help, so they went to a fertility doctor

0:21.4

to use an anonymous sperm donor.

0:24.0

Matt had decided early on.

0:25.4

He never wanted to know who the donor was.

0:29.3

One looked at a doctor in a new story, and that decision was taken out of his hands.

0:34.3

There was no turning back at that point.

0:37.3

It was just like, okay, then I'm looking at my biological father.

0:43.6

I knew instantly without a doubt.

0:49.5

His mom, Liz White, put her trust in the wrong man, the wrong doctor.

0:54.6

Ronald Klein didn't use an anonymous donor.

0:57.4

He violated Liz's trust.

0:59.4

He used his own sperm.

1:02.6

So yeah, I called my mom and I asked her, I was like, you know, was your fertility doctor

1:08.2

when you had me, Donald Klein, and she hadn't thought about that name in three decades.

1:16.9

And she said she had to think about it.

1:19.8

She was like, yep, that was him.

1:24.0

And she pretty much lost it on the phone.

1:33.2

I was stunned.

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