night. reporter: but maybe an overly festive night. fran woke up sunday, sick as a dog. matt attended to her. he gave me a hot bath, brought me tea and a thermometer. reporter: he kind of showed you a tender side, huh? yeah. reporter: then matt, still playing nurse maid, phoned his mom. he goes, is there anything else i should be doing? no, it sounds like you were doing everything, matt. reporter: there were plans for a backyard barbecue later that afternoon for his parents. it would be a chance for fran to get to know matt s sister s boyfriend. he says, okay. he says, she s going to take a little nap. and then when she wakes up, we ll come over. and i told him told him like i tell all of my kids, i said, i love you, matt. and he said, i love you too, mom. reporter: matt offered to make a fast food run so fran would have something in her stomach, but she was