Smallville :

After his aunt abandons him, because of money problems, Ryan phones Clark for help. Clark rescues Ryan from the Summerholt facility, where the boy was being held an unwilling subject of experimentation, and brings him back to Smallville. He soon finds out that Ryan has a tumor in his brain, and that he only has a couple days left to live.

Clark tests the limits of his powers to save his young telepathic friend, Ryan from an evil doctor who wants to control the boy's abilities. Meanwhile, Lana's aunt and guardian, Nell, tells Lana that she plans to move the family to Metropolis.