Kimmie Park

Kimmie Park
Biographical Information
Status	Unknown
Medical Information
Diagnosis	Recurrent low-grade glioma
Doctor(s)	Alex Karev Amelia Shepherd Tom Koracick Andrew DeLuca Sam Bello Casey Parker
Treatment	Radiation Chemotherapy Medical marijuana
Familial Information
Grandparents	Peg
Appearances
First	Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Last	Beautiful Dreamer
Count	5
Seasons	GA: 14
Portrayed by	Nayah Damasen

Kimmie Park is a girl with an inoperable brain tumor.

History

Kimmie had a recurrent brain tumor. She'd had it removed a year prior and was back at the hospital for her follow-up CT. The CT showed that the tumor was back, meaning she needed to have awake brain surgery so they could monitor her function as they worked. While in surgery, she was able to sing, her passion, but wasn't able to speak normally when the edge of the tumor was stimulated, meaning she'd lose her ability to speak if they operated. They told Peg about this and Peg challenged them to go back to their research and find another option, because Kimmie faced everything with a smile and they should do better for her. They had an idea to use frequency waves to treat shatter her tumor without damaging the surrounding tissue, but while they developed the technology, she had to have more radiation and chemotherapy to treat the cancer. Even though she knew she'd be bald by fall with chemotherapy and radiation, she kept a smile on her face, despite wanting to be able to audition for a musical and beat out Susie Oppenheimer. ("Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger")

The doctors continued their research to look for a cure for Kimmie as she continued to deteriorate. Despite her failing health, Kimmie didn't lose hope and still happily sang in her hospital room with Alex and debated the best musicals with Tom Koracick. ("You Really Got a Hold on Me")

While undergoing chemotherapy, Kimmie had trouble keeping any food down, so they wanted to place an NG tube. Kimmie didn't want that, so she asked for medical marijuana in the form of oil instead. She said it had been Peg's idea. Alex got the paperwork filled out to get the use approved, but when he went to Peg about it, she was against it, because both Kimmie's parents had been addicted. She fired Alex and decided she wanted to move Kimmie to another hospital for treatment. However, Alex went to her personally and explained to her the benefits of using medical marijuana over conventional medicine. She agreed and Kimmie was given the oil, which greatly helped her nausea. ("Games People Play")

Kimmie began to lose hope as she continued her treatment. After treating Noah with the laser treatment, Tom and Amelia decided Kimmie couldn't wait for it to be honed to work for her type of tumor and decided to develop a treatment plan that would allow her to live until summer, when Tom would take her and Peg to New York and see as many Broadway shows as they could before she died. ("Hold Back the River")

Kimmie decided to go with her grandma to New York to see all the shows she could in her final weeks. She wanted to watch them live and immerse in the experience rather than watching them on her laptop. Alex was opposed to this as he wanted to see her survive, but she left with her grandmother while he was in surgery. They ran into Jo and asked her to let him know, specifically requesting she tell him that she was smiling as she left. ("Beautiful Dreamer")

Relationships

Familial

Her birth parents never took an interest in her, so she was raised by Peg, her grandmother.

Friendships

Kimmie had a friend that invited her to come to New York with her and her family during summer.

Notes and Trivia

• She was 12 years old at the time of her recurrence.
• Her CT scan incorrectly shows her name as Kimmie Sullivan.
• She likes peanut butter on top of ice cream.

Gallery

Episodic

• Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
• You Really Got a Hold on Me
• Games People Play
• Hold Back the River
• Beautiful Dreamer

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Episode Stills

Appearances

Grey's Anatomy, Season 14
#01	"Break Down the House"	#09	"1-800-799-7233"	#17	"One Day Like This"
#02	"Get Off on the Pain"	#10	"Personal Jesus"	#18	"Hold Back the River"
#03	"Go Big or Go Home"	#11	"(Don't Fear) the Reaper"	#19	"Beautiful Dreamer"
#04	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head"	#12	"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"	#20	"Judgment Day"
#05	"Danger Zone"	#13	"You Really Got a Hold on Me"	#21	"Bad Reputation"
#06	"Come on Down to My Boat, Baby"	#14	"Games People Play"	#22	"Fight For Your Mind"
#07	"Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story"	#15	"Old Scars, Future Hearts"	#23	"Cold as Ice"
#08	"Out of Nowhere"	#16	"Caught Somewhere in Time"	#24	"All of Me"