This week on “Grey’s Anatomy” the hospital was struck down with a nasty flu which is effecting everyone in some way and Richard tells the residents that a golden rule at the hospital is that Doctors do not go home sick, which is a struggle for some of the doctors as they are struggling to stay awake.
Jo is attempting to have Alex face his finances and is frustrated with her boyfriends lack of concern for his debt. Dealing with her aggression Jo finds a certain pleasure in taking out her aggression on a patient’s bones in Ortho. Callie is excited with the possibility of another female open to joining her side of surgery. A visiting doctor, Oliver performs surgery in a very unusual way with music and dancing which irritates Alex, but Oliver sees something in Alex and shows him the benefits of working for a private company. Will Alex jump ship to cover his debt?
Cristina performs a heart transplant on a young girl, Ivy, whose family cannot be at her side as they appear to be struck down with the flu that is plaguing the hospital. However, when Ivy comes out of surgery just fine , her sister in the ER showing signs of the same heart condition that causes more stress for the family. It appears it may be a genetic reason behind the families health issues.
Braden, a young boy with “Bubble Boy Disease” is in the hospital with a possible sinus infection when April notices a zit on his forehead, throughout the episode the zit continues to grow in size and surgery is necessary. The young boy who was once able to live a semi normal life must now live in an actual bubble at the hospital until a bone marrow donor can be found.
Derek is about to present his research to an international medical audience of fifty scientists and is running through his speech over and over again, much to Meredith’s annoyance. Derek gets struck down with the infection and passed out before he can make it to the presentation. Uh-oh. . .Luckily, his wife has heard the speech enough times that she is able to present Derek’s research to the international audience and it is very well received. Go Meredith!
“Grey’s Anatomy” Airs Tonight Thursday at 9/8c on ABC
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