Kirsten Storms is back on General Hospital following her six-month leave of absence. Storms, 41, appeared on the Thursday, February 12, episode of the long-running soap, where her character, Maxie Jones, woke up from her coma. "James Malcolm West, you are not going skating without a helmet," Maxie said, addressing her son's hopes to hit the ice rink after leaving her bedside. Storms announced in July 2025 that she was taking a leave of absence from General Hospital. Amid the actress' hiatus, she underwent brain surgery.