The tumor diagram is down, guys. I repeat: The tumor diagram is DOWN.

Meredith has actually removed the giant tumor from the wall of her bedroom and left it outside Amelias room. Its a new era inGreys Anatomy, but to be fair, when youre courting a new man, I think weve all had that moment when weve said, Its hard to look at my dead ex-husbands tumor art while Im trying to cultivate intimacy. You know what Im saying? Of course you do.

This week is all about the tumors: the awkward obstacles that we exist with and are hurt by. Its the way we live with the tumors. How Maggie awkwardly handles Meredith and Riggs. How Meredith fights the pain of losing Derek. How Bailey handles church and state when Minnickcalls out that Warren isnt a risk taker. And then, you know, actual tumors. Lets just hop in.

Thick Skin and A Tumor Heart

DeLuca and April end up together with a poor girl whose sexcapade turns into a free fall down two flights of stairs when she mistakes the front door for the bathroom. But the thing is, shes just stopping in for a broken arm, even though she has a gigantic heart tumor that would even make Erica Hahn show emotion.

But Holly is feelingvery calmabout all of this. Shes crushing the bedroom game while the tumor allows her to, and you have to respect how excited she is to get back in the saddle. Her words, not mine. Seriously. As Meredith continues to evaluate her, her evening companion shows up, and she tells Meredith to just say shes dead. I mean, girl has anagenda. But so does Maggie. She thinks she might have a way to work around Hollys tumor, and after enough persuasion, Maggie convinces her. This could be bad, yall. Maggie still needs to get beaten down by Seattles disastrous ways.

When they get in, that tumor is way bigger than even Maggie realized. It doesnt look so good for our girl. This tumor its invaded into her esophagus. Maybe even her spine.Everyones ready to close, and this is a room of women who once took a tumor right out of Geena Davis noggin. These ladiesknow tumors. Maggie isnt ready to give up, but its just too much, and Maggie has to explain to Holly that she wasnt able to remove the tumor. Hollys a great sport and says that the tumor is part of her, and shes learned to live with that.

But You Gotta Have Faith, Faith, Faith

Minnick doesnt do so great with that separation either, by the way. Right after throwing Warren under the medical bus, she runs off to Arizona to proposition some after-shift activities. Naked activities. This woman and her pivots, yall. (OR Board Note: Does Minnickremind you at all of a female Mark Sloan? Just consider it.)Theyre interrupted by a young boy who has stumbled into the hospital, parent-free.

Alex steps in to chat with the boy, who lives with a woman named Charlotte on a farm. Whileconsidering what to do next, he begins seizing. After finding his parents, Stephanie reveals that he has quite a sizable tumor on his brain. But when the surgeons offer surgery, his parents say that Liam will not be having surgery because thats not Gods will. If he heals, hell heal on his own.

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