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Season 5
GREY'S ANATOMY - "Here's to Future Days" - Izzie prepares to take a critical brain test before Derek can attempt to remove the cancer that has spread to her brain, on "Grey's Anatomy" THURSDAY, MAY 14 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. KATHERINE HEIGL
Here's to Future Days
Season 5 | Episode 23 | Aired 05/14/09
George, Owen and Callie treat a soldier back from Iraq. Their patient is suffering from some phantom pain in his leg. The soldier wants to have it amputated. This way he can get a prosthetic, start rehab and hopefully get back to the front. Callie wants nothing to do with it, but George is intrigued by the soldier’s dedication. Owen is, of course, supportive as well. Against her better judgment, Callie performs the amputation.

Alex can't believe Izzie has decided against the surgery. "It's not just your life at stake anymore," he shouts. Derek is furious with Cristina for talking Izzie out of the surgery, until Meredith tells him she's the one who talked to Izzie. Meredith tells Derek how her mother wasn't her mother anymore once she got Alzheimer's. Derek insists it's not the same thing. Izzie's condition is treatable. He orders Meredith, as his resident, to talk Izzie into the surgery.

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  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Here's to Future Days" - Cristina and Meredith discuss Izzie's treatment, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, MAY 14 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. SANDRA OH, ELLEN POMPEO
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Here's to Future Days" - Newlywed doctors Alex Karev and Izzie Stevens listen to treatment options for Izzie's cancer, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, MAY 14 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. JUSTIN CHAMBERS, KATHERINE HEIGL
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Here's to Future Days" - Meredith and Derek prepare to administer a critical test before Derek can remove the cancer that has spread to Izzie's brain, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, MAY 14 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. ELLEN POMPEO, PATRICK DEMPSEY, KATHERINE HEIGL
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Here's to Future Days" - Dr. Izzie Stevens listens to potential options for treatment of her cancer, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, MAY 14 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. KATHERINE HEIGL
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