Kristen Clark is the wife of Simon Clark.
History[]
Kristen's husband, Simon, had had a stage II synovial sarcoma resected from his knee. Four years later, he was undergoing chemoradiation to treat mets in his lungs. Kristen found him struggling to breathe in the nursery trying to assemble a crib. They admitted him and ordered a CT, which showed a mass in his ileum that was obstruction his bowel, likely the cause of his pain. Jo operated with the hope of resecting the tumor and reducing his pain, which would buy him more time, as his wife was 32 weeks pregnant and he was desperate to live long enough to meet his son. However, when they opened, Jo found that the tumor was too invasive, so instead of removing the tumor, she performed an ileostomy to make him more comfortable and buy him a little more time. After his surgery, Jo told Kristen that he had a month at most to live. Kristen asked them to do a c-section immediately so he could meet his son, but Jo said it wasn't safe because she was too early. Link said he'd check with Carina DeLuca, giving Kristen hope, but Carina also said no. Kristen then went to Simon and told him he needed to live to meet his son. ("I'll Cover You")
After his surgery, Simon started chemotherapy treatments to try to buy him enough time to meet his child. While he was getting treatment, he and Kristen did puzzles to pass the time. Catherine Fox got her treatments at the same time as his and they talked as well. When Kristen began having contractions and needed to go upstairs to be examined, Catherine sent Richard up with her so she wouldn't have to go alone since Simon couldn't go with her. ("Stronger Than Hate")
Simon continued receiving supportive care as Kristen's pregnancy continued into the final weeks. When he struggled to breathe, he asked them not to intubate him, fearing the tube would never come out, but desperate for Simon to meet their son, Kristen authorized it. A CT showed that his mets had grown and he had new ones. Kristen then made the decision to have the doctors put Simon on ECMO to buy him a little more time, even though they warned her she might later have to decide to turn off the machines. While Simon was being connected to the machines, Link brought her food and assured her she wasn't being selfish trying to get Simon to live long enough to meet their son. ("Out for Blood")
While sitting by Simon's bedside, Kristen started having sharp pains in her abdomen, which she hoped were the start of labor. Jo told her they needed to go up to OB so she could give Kristen a proper exam, but as they moved, Kristen experienced a particularly sharp pain and started bleeding vaginally. They immediately rushed her upstairs into surgery so they could do a c-section. After the baby was delivered, Jo was forced to do a hysterectomy to stop the bleeding. Kristen was stable and awake after her surgery and told her newborn son how much his father had loved him. ("You Are the Blood")
Relationships[]
Romantic[]
She was married to Simon Clark until his death. He was diagnosed with cancer shortly after they got married.
They used to live in a two-story townhouse with an upstairs office Kristen was convinced was haunted. When she would go up there, Simon would say, "Goodbye forever." When he was diagnosed with cancer, she asked him to stop, so he started saying, "Hello forever," a habit that continued through the rest of their marriage until Simon's death. ("Out for Blood")
Familial[]
She and Simon have one child, Jamal Clark. It took them three years to conceive.
Notes and Trivia[]
- Her blood type is B-[1]
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Appearances[]
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 18 | |||||
| #01 | "Here Comes the Sun" | #08 | "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | #15 | "Put It to the Test" |
| #02 | "Some Kind of Tomorrow" | #09 | "No Time to Die" | #16 | "Should I Stay or Should I Go" |
| #03 | "Hotter Than Hell" | #10 | "Living In a House Divided" | #17 | "I'll Cover You" |
| #04 | "With a Little Help From My Friends" | #11 | "Legacy" | #18 | "Stronger Than Hate" |
| #05 | "Bottle Up and Explode!" | #12 | "The Makings of You" | #19 | "Out for Blood" |
| #06 | "Everyday Is a Holiday (With You)" | #13 | "Put the Squeeze On Me" | #20 | "You Are the Blood" |
| #07 | "Today Was a Fairytale" | #14 | "Road Trippin'" | ||
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