Also known as: Stabbing
Drea is brought to the ER with multiple stab wounds including one to the heart. Despite emergency thoracotomy and surgery, she becomes brain dead. Her organs are ultimately donated, and it is revealed her younger sister Missy stabbed her.
Also known as: Brain death
Following severe blood loss and cardiac injury from stab wounds, Drea is determined to be brain dead with no spontaneous breath and consistent EEG findings. The family must decide on organ donation.
Also known as: Baby with no brain
Amelia's pregnancy is revealed to involve a fetus with anencephaly (no brain). She struggles with grief and anger, ultimately deciding to carry to term and donate the baby's organs. This is her ongoing pregnancy arc.
Also known as: Migraine headaches
A pregnant patient presents with migraines caused by vascular spasm and is treated with sumatriptan after ruling out a tumor.
Also known as: Callous-unemotional traits
Missy exhibits signs of juvenile sociopathy including risk-taking behavior and fascination with violence. She confesses to stabbing her sister Drea to see what it would feel like, showing lack of remorse.
Also known as: Not speaking
Mason has stopped speaking following his mother's death and exhibits regression including bed-wetting. Cooper and Charlotte debate how to handle his selective mutism and grief.
Also known as: Bed-wetting
Mason is wetting the bed as part of his grief-related regression following his mother's death. Cooper and Charlotte discuss treatment strategies including alarm pajamas.