Sylvia Booker

Sylvia Booker
Biographical Information
Status	Alive
Medical Information
Diagnosis	Brain Aneurysm Foreign body in neck
Doctor(s)	Derek Shepherd Meredith Grey
Treatment	Double Barrel Brain Bypass Controlled extraction
Familial Information
Marital	Kyle Booker (husband)
Appearances
Only	Band-Aid Covers the Bullet Hole
Seasons	GA: 2
Portrayed by	Natalie Cole

Sylvia Booker was a patient admitted to Seattle Grace along with her husband Kyle following an embarrassing accident.

Quick Answers

What caused Sylvia Booker's aneurysm to be deemed inoperable?

Sylvia Booker's aneurysm was considered inoperable because of its complex location.

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What was Sylvia Booker's relationship with her husband Kyle like?

Sylvia and Kyle had drifted apart, but rekindled their relationship after Sylvia was diagnosed with an aneurysm.

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Why was Sylvia Booker admitted to Seattle Grace Hospital?

Sylvia was admitted to the hospital because she had a fork in her neck.

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History

Diagnosis

Sylvia was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm which was deemed inoperable.

Hospitalization

Following the original diagnosis that her aneurysm was inoperable, Sylvia and her husband, Kyle, took a trip to Seattle so they could visit the Space Needle. While having brunch, Sylvia slipped under the table to give Kyle "some special attention". A sudden twinge caused her to bite him and without thinking, he grabbed a fork and plunged it into her neck. After the fork was removed by Meredith, Sylvia disclosed that her aneurysm may have been the cause and Derek was brought in for a consult. Despite being told how good a surgeon Derek was, Sylvia was reluctant for him to see her, saying that so many surgeons had given hope and taken it away and that her terminal prognosis had brought her and Kyle closer together. Derek eventually convinced Sylvia to let in him operate, saying if he was successful, she could have years of decades of time with Kyle instead of just weeks.

Double Barrel Brain Bypass

As the aneurysm was too big to clip, Derek proposed a double barrel brain bypass, where arteries would be harvested from Sylvia's scalp and implanted into the brain to bypass the aneurysm. According to Derek, this procedure had been performed less than a dozen times. He had performed one and watched one. In spite of the risks, Sylvia went ahead with the surgery, which ultimately proved successful.

Relationships

Romantic

She is married to Kyle Booker. She says they became disconnected, but reconnected when she was diagnosed with the aneurysm. They traveled together. Before her surgery, they agreed that afterward, they were going to quit their jobs and move to Paris.

Notes and Trivia

• She'd always wanted to visit the Space Needle.