General Hospital
Heartbreaking Update! Leslie Charleson’s Health Condition Deteriorates: Concerns Mount Over Monica on ‘General Hospital’
- Leslie Charleson’s character Monica Quartermaine was absent from General Hospital from early 2022, to December 2023.
- Her absence has been explained by business trips that have kept her away from the hospital.
- The real reasons for Monica’s absence likely have to do with Leslie’s physical limitations following several falls.
Leslie Charleson’s character Monica Quartermaine has become one of the most important pieces of the broader General Hospital family since she first debuted on the show in 1977.
Leslie was on the show regularly for decades, and her character has experienced her fair share of drama during her time with the series.
Although Monica was absent from the series since early 2022, she made a long-awaited comeback in December 2023. Following the news that Monica would be returning to the show, many naturally wondered why she was absent.
What happened to Monica on ‘General Hospital’?
Monica’s long tenure with the show has transformed the character from one of the show’s young upstarts to an elder, and that naturally means that she isn’t as involved in the show’s regular drama as she once was.
She is now on the hospital’s board, and the show has explained her absence by suggesting that Monica is doing a lot of traveling for business that’s keeping her away from the show.