Gigi & Nate

Nate Gibson gets bacterial meningitis after diving into a lake at his family's Fourth of July weekend party in the fictional town of Happy Days, North Carolina and is in such bad condition that he becomes quadripalegic and is told his condition is likely mortal. Nate's mother, Claire, insists that he be transferred from the local hospital to one in Nashville, Tennessee. After four years of living in Nashville, Nate survives but falls into a deep depression and tries to commit suicide. Claire contacts Cebus, an organization that trains animals to be service animals, who give him a capuchin named Gigi to help Nate cope with his illness. To the surprise of Nate's caretakers, Gigi helps Nate with his rehabilitation exercises, giving him hope for another chance at life.