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- The diner chain, best known for its breakfasts and loaded Grand Slam plates, shuttered 57 locations last year. The reason? As CFO Robert Verostek revealed during a Feb. 13 earnings call, Denny's continued to struggle with inflation in 2023 and ultimately ended up shuttering dozens of its restaurants as a result.
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Apr 6, 2024 · Denny Duquette, played by the infinitely talented Jeffrey Dean Morgan, was first introduced as Preston Burke’s long-standing patient in Grey’s Anatomy Season 2, Episode 13. Denny was diagnosed with viral Cardiomyopathy, a condition that results in heart failure.
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Congestive Heart Failure
Denny had been a patient of Preston Burke for a long time. He had been diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy, which caused his heart to fail. He came into the hospital when a transplant became available for him and it's during this hospitalization that he met Izzie Stevens. The two of them flirted, but she ultimately had to break the news to him that he wasn't getting the heart, so he was discharged and left. ("Begin the Begin") He came back into the hospital later in heart failure. They stabil...
Life on the LVAD
While on the LVAD, Denny started experiencing shortness of breath. He had a pulmonary embolism. They tried to use a catheter to clear it, but they couldn't, so they had to open his chest. They were able to relieve the clot and he was stable after surgery. ("Superstition") Denny then started looking into a portable LVAD, which would allow him to get up and out of bed. Izzie opposed the idea, which caused Denny to be hesitant about it. Despite this, he went ahead with it, but he was having trou...
Heart Transplant and Death
When a heart became available for Denny at Mercy West Medical Center, he was prepped for the surgery. He decided before the surgery to sign a DNR, saying that he was done if he didn't get the heart. When the donor flatlined, Burke tried to get the other donor's heart for Denny. In order to help his case, Izzie lied on the phone and said that Denny was getting worse. However, when they asked for labs to confirm, she realized she had to make his heart actually worse in order to fool them. She d...
Familial
Denny's parents were devastated when he was diagnosed. He'd never been sick a day in his life before his heart failure. One day, Denny left a note for his parents saying he didn't want them to have to watch him die. They assumed he was dead until he left them a voicemail telling them he'd gotten a new heart and was getting married. ("What I Am")
His Zodiac sign was Capricorn.He loved to travel and cook.Denny died on May 14, 2006 at 7:42pm, at the age of 36.After he died, his body was sent to Memphis.- 2 min
Oct 21, 2022 · Denny Duquette is one of Grey's Anatomy's most beloved characters, and he almost returned a third time after his death. Here's what happened.
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Aug 20, 2024 · US News Reporter. Struggling with rising costs and dwindling sales, Denny's is closing more of its locations across the U.S. this year, and the latest to shut its doors is the last restaurant the...
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Feb 5, 2024 · Denny Duquette went from patient to Izzie’s fiancé to an omen of death for her, and even though he won over the hearts of the audience, not many Grey’s Anatomy fans were on board with Izzie's cancer “hallucinations” storyline.
Jun 17, 2023 · After Izzie (Heigl) falls in love with her patient and commits unethical practices to get him a heart, Denny dies anyway. And if that weren't enough to devolve viewers into tears, Heigl went the...
Feb 28, 2021 · Denny Duquette was introduced to the Grey’s Anatomy world in season two, and he died in that same season. Fans didn’t get a lot of time with Denny, and neither did his love interest, Izzie.
