Also known as: Tear in the aorta
Karin suffers a traumatic aortic dissection with pseudoaneurysm from a car accident. The surgical team must prioritize repairing her aorta via thoracotomy before addressing her head trauma, ultimately requiring graft placement.
Also known as: Head laceration
Karin presents with severe head trauma from the car accident, requiring hemicraniectomy for increased intracranial pressure and brain edema. Despite surgical intervention, she develops complete loss of brain stem reflexes and is declared brain-dead, becoming an organ donor.
Also known as: Face injury
Molly suffered extensive facial bone and soft tissue loss in an accident two years prior. She undergoes a full face transplant using donor tissue from Karin, including complex vascular, nerve, and bone reconstruction involving 16 prior surgeries.
Also known as: Terminal cancer
Dr. Glassman is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer. His symptoms include nausea and fatigue, and he experiments with medicinal marijuana for symptom relief while Shaun takes a day off to care for him.