{"id":10677,"date":"2020-06-15T12:44:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T11:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/?p=81315"},"modified":"2020-06-15T12:44:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T11:44:59","slug":"agy-lenox-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2020\/06\/15\/agy-lenox-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Agy Pe\u00f1a’s story on Lenox Hill: Netflix viewers pay tribute to NYPD Lieutenant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lenox Hill – AKA Netflix’s real-life\u00a0Gray’s Anatomy\u00a0<\/em>– is the latest docuseries sweeping up all of our attention. It follows the hectic lives of doctors at the Upper East Side’s Lenox Hill Hospital.<\/p>\n

From births to deaths and everything else in between, viewers get a front row seat to all of the happenings of a busy New York hospital. We are introduced to patients and family members as we hear the stories of those admitted to Lenox Hill. As you can imagine, there are plenty of tearjerking scenes, as hospitals are a hotbed of life and death moments. But it is episode 6 (‘Night of the Dead’) which really broke viewers’ hearts.<\/p>\n

The episode details the story of clinical trial patient, Agy Pe\u00f1a. Ever since the episode, many have wanted to know more about the former police officer’s life. Find out about Agy and her time at Lenox Hill here.<\/p>\n

The following piece has details from Lenox Hill episode 6.<\/p>\n

Who was Agy Pe\u00f1a?<\/h3>\n

Agy Pe\u00f1a was a former Lieutenant with the New York Police Department (NYPD)’s 48th precinct in the Bronx. She had worked with the police department since 2004.<\/p>\n

In October 2012, Agy went to the doctor to deal with symptoms such as headaches and dizziness. These turned out to be symptoms of a brain tumour that was growing on her left brain. Agy was diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma, a Stage 3 brain cancer.<\/p>\n

Agy’s team at the NYPD rallied around her to raise $30,000 for her medical bill. She underwent surgery at the North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital\u00a0just two days after her diagnosis. Agy was accompanied by her mother and then-boyfriend to the surgery. They removed 95% of the tumour in her brain and also laid out a treatment plan of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the\u00a0New York Post\u00a0<\/em>about her surgery, Agy revealed<\/span><\/a> that she lost the ability to speak for the two weeks following. She finally completed speech therapy in May 2013.<\/p>\n