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‘The Good Doctor’ Season 3 Episode 9 Preview: Will Morgan’s health issues become a roadblock in her career?

After we learn that the third-year resident doctor is suffering from a severe health condition, we can't help but wonder if that will dampen not only her spirits, but also on her ambitions to become a renowned surgeon.

Dr Morgan Reznick is a person that inspires and annoys at the same time. Her cut-and-dried attitude often comes across as rude and improper to her colleagues and even patients.

She is known to be highly ambitious, often to the extent of being aggressive, and will leave no stone unturned to meet her goals. She is not the kind of woman to accept defeat or failure at work, in life, and always holds high expectations from herself.

Although she tends to be a little harsh, we have learned over the course of time that she is just being candid, and often intends well. When it comes to her work, she comes across as a perfectionist and ensures she does a good job. But life always has something up its sleeve for even people like Morgan and she faced the brunt of her bad luck recently.

In Episode 8, we discovered that she is suffering from the early onset of rheumatoid arthritis. The chronic condition affects joints, bones but also tends to affect other body functions like vision, respirations, heart health, etc. The continual inflammation tends to inhibit normal day-to-day tasks.

As self-aware she is, Morgan initially tries to hide her condition and manages to carry on. But when it starts interfering with her surgery, she seeks counsel and medical assistance from Dr Glassman. This is when we see Morgan’s vulnerable side. She is terrified but tries to camouflage it under her strong exteriors.

Morgan feels her ailment might become a threat to her rising career at St Bonaventure Hospital. She has completed three years of residency and is all set to take on her first lead surgery. But if her body cannot keep up to its regular functions, she might just lose it all, and all her efforts of the last three years would be in vain. Seeing Morgan constantly battling within herself makes us wonder if her health issues can become detrimental to her work and life.

As one of the strongest characters on the show, we expect her to come out of this storm and stand tall against all odds. As much as we love to despise her at times, this turn of events in Morgan Reznick’s life is making us empathetic towards her and we can only hope that her career doesn’t take a backseat.

‘The Good Doctor’ Season 3 airs every Monday at 10.30 pm only on ABC.