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GREY'S ANATOMY - "Sympathy for the Parents" - When Alex's younger brother, Aaron, shows up at Seattle Grace-Mercy West with a hernia, it's up to Alex to get Bailey's approval for his pro bono surgery. Matters are further complicated when Aaron discloses that his family has not heard from Alex since he arrived in Seattle, and parts of Alex's past long kept secret are revealed to his friends and fellow doctors, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, APRIL 1 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/RON TOM)JAKE MCLAUGHLIN
Sympathy for the Parents
Season 6 | Episode 19 | Aired 04/1/10

Meredith is thrown when Derek suggests it's time to have a baby. She asks Alex's advice, saying, "I had the worst mother in the world. I would be the worst mother in the world."

Alex's brother Aaron—the one no one ever knew he had—shows up unexpectedly, saying that Alex hasn't been home in seven years. Oh, and Aaron has a bizarre growth on his belly button. It's an umbilical hernia and he needs immediate surgery, but he doesn't have any insurance. Fortunately, Alex gets Miranda to do the surgery pro bono.

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  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Sympathy for the Parents" - When Alex's younger brother, Aaron, shows up at Seattle Grace-Mercy West with a hernia, it's up to Alex to get Bailey's approval for his pro bono surgery. Matters are further complicated when Aaron discloses that his family has not heard from Alex since he arrived in Seattle, and parts of Alex's past long kept secret are revealed to his friends and fellow doctors, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, APRIL 1 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/RON TOM) PATRICK DEMPSEY
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Sympathy for the Parents" - When Alex's younger brother, Aaron, shows up at Seattle Grace-Mercy West with a hernia, it's up to Alex to get Bailey's approval for his pro bono surgery. Matters are further complicated when Aaron discloses that his family has not heard from Alex since he arrived in Seattle, and parts of Alex's past long kept secret are revealed to his friends and fellow doctors, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, APRIL 1 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/RON TOM) JESSICA CAPSHAW
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Sympathy for the Parents" - When Alex's younger brother, Aaron, shows up at Seattle Grace-Mercy West with a hernia, it's up to Alex to get Bailey's approval for his pro bono surgery. Matters are further complicated when Aaron discloses that his family has not heard from Alex since he arrived in Seattle, and parts of Alex's past long kept secret are revealed to his friends and fellow doctors, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, APRIL 1 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/RON TOM) JUSTIN CHAMBERS, ELLEN POMPEO, JAKE MCLAUGHLIN, CHYLER LEIGH
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Sympathy for the Parents" - When Alex's younger brother, Aaron, shows up at Seattle Grace-Mercy West with a hernia, it's up to Alex to get Bailey's approval for his pro bono surgery. Matters are further complicated when Aaron discloses that his family has not heard from Alex since he arrived in Seattle, and parts of Alex's past long kept secret are revealed to his friends and fellow doctors, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, APRIL 1 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/RON TOM) JAKE MCLAUGHLIN, JUSTIN CHAMBERS
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