Why do I have the feeling these 5 minutes are going to be crucial and related to Scotty's world fading to black?

It was all a set up, and he's not dead or something! I had a feeling something was up, I mean I imagine that when you're dying from cancer, libido is down and if not, physical pain is too heavy to indulge in sexual intercourse, but I'm no doctor and this is fiction. Anyway, Kevin should go home asap. Something is up, I can tell!