Grey’s Anatomy Writer Elisabeth Finch FAKES Cancer & Wrote Her “Story” Into The Show!?

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Elisabeth Finch was a beloved member of the writer's room for Grey's Anatomy, where she first made a name for herself. Because not only was she a talented writer, but she was also living with a rare form of cancer: Chondrosarcoma. For years she "put on a brave face" and managed to maintain a great career while undergoing chemotherapy and a handful of other treatments. But the truth? She was a liar. A fake. A fraud. Elisabeth Finch not only faked cancer and used her diagnosis and "story" to further plotlines in Grey's Anatomy, but she also stole other people's trauma and claimed it as her own. Thoughts?

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[prongssupremacy]

her BROTHER OFFERED to help her when he thought she had cancer... AND SHE TURNS AROUND AND FAKES THAT HE ABUSED HER???? LITERALLY WHAT????

[leslieyancey]

Her faking cancer is made worse by the fact that she kept working and living alone while supposedly undergoing chemo. I hate the narrative that it’s somehow “brave” and “virtuous” to suffer in silence. All this does is make it harder for people who are actually sick and unable to “power through”!

[donellabarker]

Can you imagine being her surgeon and happening upon this article saying she’s got these tumors and not being able to say anything because of HIPPA

[laurabishop]

I actually miss Kendall doing stories like this. I like the true crime, but her storytelling is my fave

[chelscara]

Oh god, after hearing about the mom, I can’t imagine how she must have felt finding out her daughter faked something she actually went through

[ashleypickering]

I personally know Jennifer and the hell Elizabeth put her through is unreal. Her ex had put her through so much and then she met someone seemingly amazing to just drag her again. Thank you for being so respectful and telling this story.

[cdelane]

So after not freezing her eggs because she didn't want children. She all of a sudden became pregnant while receiving chemo; and made the heart wrenching decision to abort a baby she acted like she never wanted to start with. This woman is something else.

[nicholehudson]

I’m a hairstylist. I had a client who came in and told me she had cancer and her hair was falling out seemingly overnight. It was weird because the hair didn’t look broken. It looked like there were lines where a pair of clippers had maybe cut into the hair. I obviously said nothing about it to her, but did tell her we could cut it into a cute pixie if she’d rather save what she wanted since she seemed so upset. Her friend was with her and told me everyone at their church thought my client was lying. After I cut the pixie cut, she left with her friend. I later told my boss how the hair didn’t look broken, but cut. It wasn’t really my business though. 2 hours later she called me and said she just wanted to shave it anyways because it would all fall out. She came back and I shaved the remaining hair. A few weeks later her daughter came in. I asked how her mother was doing and she looks at me MORTIFIED and says “Did my mom tell you she has cancer!? She doesn’t!”

Needless to say, I won’t call her out on it, but I’m always too booked to take her as a client anymore. My grandpa passed from cancer and my bosses mother-in-law lost all her hair from cancer and has battled it twice. It’s so beyond disrespectful to those who really are battling.

[jordansherman]

I honestly feel terrible for Jennifer. She went through so much only to have her story stolen. Elizabeth is a TERRIBLE woman and deserves nothing from life.

[TheMakeupChair]

As someone living with a chronic illness, hearing her say that 11:23 you should live with an illness in quiet dignity and ‘power through’ and basically ‘yes you can do it all, I did’ makes me feel sick. I can’t imagine reading that before the truth came out, it would have upset me so much, making me think I need to try harder because she’s managing, when the only thing she was working so hard at, was lying. People who make up illness get more help and support than people with illness, because they play as the ‘perfect sufferer’ showing just enough for sympathy without making people uncomfortable.

[erinhorwath]

You’d think the brother could of sued her for slander or something, pretending he abused her then going to treatment for it? There’s got to be something there legally. Disgusting.

[rox]

This is INSANE, like as soon as I thought it couldn't get crazier it did. Reminds me of that lady who pretended to be in the 9/11 attacks and ran a large community group about it. I feel so awful for Jennifer from going from one horrible situation directly into that mess, and I hope she and her children are doing well.

[chelscara]

I can’t believe I’m about to write this but…. She managed to do SO MUCH WORSE than “just” fake cancer. Poor Jennifer, the absolute betrayal she must feel

[teenyverses]

I’m an ovarian cancer survivor, in remission since February. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer this past month. Cancer is hell, and lying about having it is just unfathomable to me and downright disgusting!!!

[colleentoporek]

My experience of having cancer doesn’t feel like being “showered with love and attention.” A lot of people avoid you because the disease makes them uncomfortable. And the ones who do give you their attention… are the ones who love you the most, and you see their worry and distress. Not fun. What a weird way to get the focus on yourself.

[Adikova]

This girl wrote and acted out her own fanfiction fr 💀

[lisacrisp]

Not only did I lose my father to cancer but I am now battling the same cancer.
Anyone that could fake something like this..
Evil.. it makes me sick

[GreyMirror]

This episode reminds me so much of my ex-roommate. They used pieces of my history to create a traumatic backstory for themselves... would openly talk about my personal trauma that they'd overhear from my telehealth therapy sessions, as if it happened to them. They'd magically get "diagnosed" with any diseases friends would have. Just the most awful and frustrating and disgusting type of human to be around.

[terrikeentk]

"I tried to convince my whole class I needed glasses and wore Build-A-Bear glasses"😂😂😂 I think I love you even more now Kendall 😂😂

[annasaddiction]

Lying for 15 years must be an abilltiy in itself.