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Izzie's presence continues to influence Alex throughout later seasons, particularly in his relationship with Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington). In the Season 12, "I Choose You", Jo discovers an invoice from the fertility clinic that stored the embryos created when Izzie had cancer, sparking questions about whether Alex might have children with ...
Meanwhile, the hospital is filled with tension as the doctors and residents try to impress their superiors, hoping to survive the impending merger with Mercy West. Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) returns to work full-time, despite still recovering from her cancer treatment, wearing an auburn wig to conceal her hair loss.
The episode opens with a voice-over narration from Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) on survival and acceptance.. As Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) comes to terms with her Stage 4 metastatic melanoma diagnosis, she begins to refuse treatment, insisting she doesn’t want to fight the brain tumor.
Meanwhile, Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) misses her scheduled Interleukin 2 cancer treatment, leaving Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) distraught. Derek spends 10 hours in the OR analyzing the tumor, supported by Mark Sloan , Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson), and Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez). Despite Webber's orders to stop the surgery, Isaac ...
Izzie decided to freeze her eggs during Grey's fifth season when she was diagnosed with cancer, as they would not survive the cancer treatment. But, to give them a better chance at being viable, Alex fertilized them. Izzie asked Alex to give her his sperm to freeze her embryos to have children one day.
The episode in which Izzie married long-term love Alex received 15.3 million viewers, the largest television audience of the night. [33] Izzie's cancer storyline received a mixed response from the medical community. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society, commented
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Later, Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) awkwardly asks Alex about harvesting Izzie's eggs before her treatment, a request to which Alex immediately agrees. Mark Sloan ( Eric Dane ) faces a tough case with an elderly patient nearing death, but her family, impatient to catch flights, seems indifferent to staying by her side until she passes.