What disease does Richard Webber have?

What disease does Richard Webber have?

None of the doctors could figure out what was wrong with him but, during the finale, Richard finally got a diagnosis, courtesy of Andrew DeLuca. Richard was suffering cobalt toxicity from a prior hip replacement. He underwent surgery to repair the hip and woke up alert and with his memory back.

Is Richard Webber hallucinating?

On Thursday night's episode, James Pickens Jr.'s beloved character Richard Webber was actually hallucinating a visit from Catherine. ... Later, when Richard went up to make a presentation, he began slurring his words, indicating he was having a medical episode, with Maggie suggesting it may have been a stroke.

What episode does Richard Webber leave GREY's anatomy?

Fans of Grey's Anatomy got even more reason to worry we're about to say goodbye to another cast member after the March 26 episode, "Love of My Life." While the concern first focused on Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) possibly leaving Grey-Sloan, now we're worried his life is on the line.

Do they cure Richard Webber?

Both of which do not have a cure. So fans believed Richard would either die or end his career by the end of Grey's Anatomy Season 16. Regardless, the mystery behind Richard's illness continued until the finale on April 9. ... Atticus “Link” Lincoln (Chris Carmack) cleaned out all the cobalt and repaired Richard's hip.

What is wrong with Richard Webber's hand?

In the Grey's Anatomy Season 16 titled “Snowblind,” Richard reveals he has a tremor in his hand to a patient named Tess (Beanie Feldstein). The general surgeon doesn't know whether it's Parkinson's or old age. He also recognizes he won't be able to operate soon.

When did they find out Richard Webber's diagnosis?

• Spoilers ahead for Grey's Anatomy Season 16. Well, it wasn't the season finale that ABC had originally planned, but finding out Richard Webber's diagnosis in Grey's Anatomy 's April 9 episode was the good news we all need right now.

When did Dr.Richard Webber die on Grey's Anatomy?

• So, with the recent health scare of Dr. Richard Webber, Grey's Anatomy fans are nervous he'll die, though nothing is set in stone on the show yet. Warning: Spoilers for Season 16, Episode 19 of Grey's Anatomy follow. The March 26 episode of Grey's was a wild ride, to say the least.

Why was Richard Webber unable to operate on his wife?

• Unable to operate because of his shaky hands, the surgeon scared viewers with several confused monologues about his late wife, Adele (Loretta Devine), his former lover, Ellis Grey (Kate Burton), and other just as worrisome anecdotes about his heyday at Seattle Grace Hospital.

What kind of cancer did Richard Webber's mother have?

• We learn near the end of the episode, Gail was Webber's mother, who had advanced pancreatic cancer and died when he was ten. Webber again fell ill in season 16, but received treatment and returned in the first episode of season 17 consequently being thrown back in to work in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.