Also known as: Cancer of the lymphatic system
Mr. Foster is a patient with lymphoma who is married to a woman with multiple myeloma. They engage in dark humor about their competing cancer diagnoses. His wife passes away during the episode, which serves as a plot device for Dr. Cox's mortality reflection.
Also known as: Blood cancer
Mrs. Foster has multiple myeloma and engages in dark humor with her husband about their competing cancer diagnoses. She dies during the episode, which triggers Dr. Cox's reflection on mortality and time with loved ones.
Also known as: IBD
A patient with ulcerative colitis mentioned briefly by Dr. Cox during morning rounds, representing his routine of starting each day with 'an exercise in futility.'
Also known as: Inflamed appendix
Dr. Turk uses a patient with appendicitis as a teaching moment for Lucy, demonstrating that sometimes you must hurt patients in order to help them. Turk performs surgery on this patient to illustrate the lesson about overcoming discomfort with cutting into people.