Shirley Gregory is a woman who had liver cancer.
History[]
Cancer[]
Shirley was diagnosed with liver cancer. Meredith told her that she would need an ALPPS procedure, but she was hesitant to have an experimental surgery, so Meredith told her to do something on her bucket list and come back in six weeks for the surgery. When Shirley returned, she was upset to learn that Meredith had been fired and refused to have the surgery with anyone else. Desperate for a solution, Jo asked Bailey for permission to video conference Meredith in for the surgery and Bailey reluctantly agreed. Despite a complication, Shirley's surgery was successful. ("Reunited")
Meredith's Hearing[]
On the day of Meredith's hearing to determine if she would lose her medical license, Shirley was among those who testified on her behalf. Shirley talked about how Meredith gave her her diagnosis, so she quit her job and then came back. Because of a surgery Meredith pioneered, Shirley was broke and had to beg for her job back because she lived when she hadn't expected to. ("My Shot")
Notes and Trivia[]
- She went to Machu Picchu on a trip before having her surgery.
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Appearances[]
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 16 | |||||
| #01 | "Nothing Left to Cling To" | #08 | "My Shot" | #15 | "Snowblind" |
| #02 | "Back in the Saddle" | #09 | "Let's All Go to the Bar" | #16 | "Leave a Light On" |
| #03 | "Reunited" | #10 | "Help Me Through the Night" | #17 | "Life on Mars?" |
| #04 | "It's Raining Men" | #11 | "A Hard Pill to Swallow" | #18 | "Give a Little Bit" |
| #05 | "Breathe Again" | #12 | "The Last Supper" | #19 | "Love of My Life" |
| #06 | "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard" | #13 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | #20 | "Sing It Again" |
| #07 | "Papa Don't Preach" | #14 | "A Diagnosis" | #21 | "Put on a Happy Face" |