[opening voice-over] There’s this family in Italy, who never slept. They suffered from a genetic disease that kept them awake, for months. Until their bodies just shut down. Even after all these years, scientists still don’t really know why we sleep. We just know we have to sleep, because without it, we make poor decisions, we say things we shouldn’t, and sometimes, we see things that aren’t there.
“The Room Where It Happens” · Season 13, Episode 8
In this episode: Meredith Grey (6), Richard Webber (2), Owen Hunt (1), Zola (1)
[about Webber] What is he doing?
He likes to teach. When he's pissed, he really likes to teach.
We need to discuss the options.
No we don't.
Why not?
Because you also have the Chief of General Surgery in here, Dr. Webber, and I outrank you.
[Meredith remembering about telling her kids that Derek died]
Where's Daddy? Is he here?
Remember Daddy was driving in his car?
Yeah, is he coming home soon?
No, he was in an accident.
Oh. Well, is he hurt?
He was.
Are the doctors fixing him? Is he going to surgery?
No, they can't fix him.
Then you should go in there and fix him.
Zola...
You fix everyone.
Zola, I can't fix him.
Why?
I can't fix him because... because no one can fix him... because he's dead, Zola. Daddy died.
Have you always done that with your mother?
I didn't used to. Back then, I was trained to depersonalize the patient. Tissue was tissue, faces were covered, and blood was a mess on the floor. We were to stay focused, and our hands were just inside mannequins.
So, what changed?
One afternoon, I was in the OR, and we lost a patient on the table, and I went along to inform the family, you know, tell them the horrible news, and I was numb. I watched them sob and hold each other and it didn't affect me, at all. That patient died from the same thing my mother died from, and I was a robot. After that, I started changing the rules, and it made me a better surgeon.
You've saved her now, about 1,000 times.
I suppose.
[closing voice-over] We’ve all hit that point of exhaustion. The point where nothing makes sense anymore. Your body hurts, your brain becomes foggy, and you feel like you’re trapped in a tunnel. When all you want is your bed. So, how do you keep going? How do you not just sit down and give up? Sometimes it’s easy. Sometimes you play games in your head. You make up someone. Someone good. Whatever you need. To keep you going.
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