In her 2005 TV series, Grey’s Anatomy, author Shonda Rhimes constructs Jo Wilson to have an experienced viewpoint, providing a comforting voice to a walk-in patient, Abby, to build a safe and supportive hospital environment. I feel as if this episode provides a lesson for women of all ages around the world who don’t feel like they can speak up and or share their stories. Rhimes puts this episode in place to showcase Jo Wilson's story in order to help others, such as Abby, who needed help, she couldn't get.
Treat every woman like their blood. This episode portrays this exactly. During the Grey’s Anatomy episode, Silent All These Years, a patient walks into the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital lobby with a cut on her face. Every sound echoes through her ears as she moves through a crowd of people. She feels as if nothing can fix or change how she feels after what she has just been through. (3:30 - 3:41). Jo Wilson’s, experienced viewpoint is demonstrated through this scene and the whole episode providing the patient, Abby, with comfort, advice, and guidance. Due to the fact that Jo Wilson has experienced sexual assault herself, she knew how it made her feel
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Throughout this episode, Jo encounters many scenarios while treating her patient, Abby, where she gets flashbacks from traumatic experiences of her own. This fuels her drive in order to help Abby and get the closure and justice she deserves. One way that Wilson helps Abby feel safe and seen was by gathering a bunch of different women from the hospital. After gathering all of the women, Jo Wilson created a tunnel all the way down the hall as she was taken into her operation. (34:27 - 35:54) This demonstrates how Jo Wilson uses her helpful and comforting voice to help Abby get the treatment, justice, and closure that she