Grey’s Anatomy
In season 16,Grey ’s Anatomyintroduced the precious Irish baby doctor , Cormac Hayes . Hayes was , and still is , a good-looking widowman who had been working at the research institute in Switzerland under Cristina Yang and who join Grey Sloan Memorial to take over the position antecedently held by Alex Karev .
The episode,“Love Of My Life " , in season 16 , gave a coup d’oeil into various tragical backstoriesof characters such as Teddy Altman and Cormac ' McWidow ' Hayes . It was bring out that Hayes ' lovely married woman , Abigail , had reach away shockingly from cancer which she got from what had at first appeared a routine surgery to remove some uterine fibroid tumor .
Abigail Lived In Los Angeles
Abigail most probably lived in Los Angeles before she met and got married to Hayes . She met Cormac at a hotel in LA and when the latter recall to the same hotel a few years afterwards to attenda operative conference on behalf of Grey Sloan Memorial , he mentioned to Teddy that his sister - in - law hold up in LA which is why he had brought his kids along to the conference with him .
Abigail’s Sister Made An Appearance In Season 17
In time of year 17 , Abigail ’s baby , Irene , made an visual aspect in the episode , " Breathe " . She was admitted into Grey Sloan after prolonged abdominal pain and tests revealed that she had a kidney rock .
While Catherine Fox herself , top in the field of urogenital medicine , was consulted for the surgical process , there were tortuousness that led to Irene ’s ureter getting detached during surgery . Of course , Catherine was able to tie it back but for some time , Cormac was worried that something might happento his sister - in - law who was the only mother figure get out for his boys .
Elizabeth Grullon Had Auditioned Previously To Be OnGrey’s
The actress , Elizabeth Grullon , who played Abigail Hayes stated in an audience thatshe had appeared in auditions previouslyfor the long - track down series .
Given howGrey’sis a show on which most actors covet roles , it is no marvel that Grullon would have auditioned for years prior to set ashore the persona of Abigail Hayes , an important function albeit in a guest lead capacitysince it cater the backstory for the grapheme that is being set up as a potential love interest for Meredith Grey herself .
Abigail’s Last Words On The Show Were One Of The First Things Shot
Grullon has further stated that the heartrending scene where Abigail is on her death seam and she and Cormac weep while holding each other was one of the first scenes to beshot in the early break of the day on the day of filming .
The moment when Abigail tell her husband that she wants him to love again pull up stakes very few dry optic at the time , to say nothing of how beautifully it was crafted , knowing well that it would tug at the fan ' heart . Moreover , the actors conjured up somevery natural chemistry which rendered the second even more poignant .
Grullon Was Told To Be Graceful For The Scene
Grullon has also revealed that she was told to maintain sang-froid and grace during the filming ofAbigail ’s tear - jerking interaction with Cormac .
The director of the episode had told herthat she would need to hold it together even though the theatrical role around her are falling apart as they anticipate Abigail ’s impending death . Abigail herself , though , would need to be strong as the knowledge of decease brings with it a certain gracility .
Abigail Took The Pen Passing Gig For Some Extra Cash
Abigail used to be a mixed media artist when she contact Cormac . She inform Cormac that her work involved multiple exposure and inst film transfer , and hilariously , he had absolutely no clew what she was talking about .
Suffice it to say , Abigail ’s prowess did n’t seem to pay the bills too wellsince she had to take up the gig to give-up the ghost pens " and smile " at the league representing a fellowship that made cavernous disfunction drug - a fact she was n’t aware of . She did this for 500 buck , an amount that she adopt sound paltry to a MD .
Abigail’s Death Made Her Sister Suspicious Of Western Medicine
Abigail ’s tragic going impact her family deeply . Cormac was left to contribute up their two boy all by himself while her sis , Irene , too was greatly bear upon .
In season 17 , when Irene made an appearance , it was shown that she lived with multiple induration and that she finagle her pain by seeking alternative medicine solutions . Her sister ’s last had left her suspicious of westerly medicinemethods and so she relied to a great extent on other physique of medical specialty .
Abigail & Cormac Weren’t Fully Informed Of The Risks Of The New-fangled Technology
When the Hayeses prefer for the hysterectomy , they chose to go with a technique involving a new twist . regrettably , they had n’t been fully informed of all the possible risks assort with using that freshly - fangled engineering , whichCormac clearly regretted staggeringly after the surgery , since it directly caused cancer to spread throughout his married woman ’s body .
This experience also shape his decisions as a doctor in late sprightliness as he always favour to inform his patient of all possible risks of a surgery even if the chances of anything actually occur were very few . This was also one of the first thing ' McWidow ' separate Meredith on the elevator on his very first Clarence Shepard Day Jr. at Grey Sloan Memorial .
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