Albin is an actor wannabe who works extra as a fake patient at the University Hospital in Umeå; during one session, he is diagnosed with testicular cancer, which puts his future plans on hold.

Albin tries to continue life as normal, does a good audition for a major leading role; he apologizes to Yvonne for yesterday and continues to flirt with Cissi; Albin's roommate Felix and his boyfriend Otto have the apartment to themselves.

Albin refuses to talk to his father Gunnar, so Anita takes matters into her own hands; Albin meets a young boy with cancer in the hospital; helps Yvonne and runs into his former best friend Chippen.

Albin and Chippen are roommates and they both have acting dreams; they work together at the hospital as a well-oiled make-believe patient duo; Chippen meets Anita at a spoken word night and falls in love with her.

Albin wakes up at the hospital, Anita and Felix are by his side; the doctor Zoya tells them about a brain tumor and that Albin will have to have emergency surgery; Felix meets Cissi and updates on her the situation.

The cancer treatment continues, but Albin does not want to join Yvonne's support group; Cissi shows up unexpectedly at Albin's birthday and Albin flees to the forest but is finally picked up by Gunnar.