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oncetherewasaway	Aug 12 2007, 01:57 AM
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	[size=7]MEDICAL STORIES[/size] Sunday, 12 August 2007 18-year-old Courtney learns that her cancer has came back and is getting worse. She is told of the options opened to her but she wants none of them. She wants to go back home and die there. Elsewhere, a woman who was told she was terminal and decided to end everything in her life (break up with her boyfriend, get rid of her possessions, quit her job) learns that she will live afterall. A woman named Ruthie comes to the ER because of an injured foot. The doctor learns that Ruthie has been on an extreme regime and training in order to lose 40 pounds. Ruthie and her fiancé Will admit that they agreed to get married when Ruthie lost 40 pounds. In exchange for the sacrifice, Will would quit smoking. The doctor tells the couple that, besides the foot injury, Ruthie has two other fractures. In order for the repairs to hold and recovery to be faster, she will need to eat. After vomiting, she is brough in surgery. Later, the doctor finds Will smoking. He says that Ruthie will forgive him. Thing is, Ruthie died because her body was too weak. The doctor calls Will on his need to make Ruthie be hot instead of accepting her for who she was. Source: SpoilerFix.com http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com/ A teen soccer player needs counseling and surgery. Another patient's cancer is back. Someone from last season reappears. [size=7]SIDES SUMMARY[/size] Adam - 15 - A High School Soccer Player. Injured playing football. Spine injury Stanley - 35 - Adam's father Arlene - Courtney's Mother Ms. Bitzer -Thinks she's dying,left her job & boyfriend to travel but not dying. Ruthie - 28 - Fiance to Will. Fit and Attractive Will - 30 - Fiance to Ruthie. Fit and Attractive Episode 4 - The Heart Of The Matter - Casting Side Summary - Update Friday, 10 August 2007 Thanks ever so much to Cathalina for this new Casting Summary for a character called Courtney. Courtney - As a note: There are no sides for "Doug", and it is mentioned that he is a doctor in the sides so he could be someone on canvas OR another possibility is that "Doug" is Edward Herrmann who is scheduled to appear as a guest star. Keep in mind, even though they mention that Courtney is Doug's daughter, they could change the relation (niece, sister, etc.) from the sides to the actual show. So, have fun speculating! ;) Arlene and Doug tell Courtney that not only has her cancer come back, but it has progressed. Doug tells her that they have options, surgery and more radical chemo. Courtney has no desire to go through it. She knows she is dying and she doesn't want to die in the hospital - she wants to go home. Arlene argues with her that she is sick and can't make these decisions since she is too young and Arlene is her mother. Courtney responds that she is 18 and it IS her decision. Arlene begs Doug to talk Courtney into following through with the medical intervention. When alone, Doug tells Courtney that he loves her and as a doctor he has a medical plan that could keep her alive. He also tells her that he wants her to try because his life is better with her in it. However, as her father she is his little girl, and even though it will hurt him he wants HER to have what she wants since it ultimately is her life. Courtney is appreciative, and Doug tells her "let's go home." Source: SpoilerTV http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com...ng-side_10.html Episode 4 - The Heart Of The Matter - Casting Side Summary - Friday, 10 August 2007 07:21 Thanks as always to Cathalina for the info. Will and Ruthie - They are an engaged couple in their late twenties, early thirties. Dr. Taylor examines Ruthie's foot and they tell him/her that they are getting married soon, since they had a deal that they would marry when Ruthie lost forty pounds. In exchange, Will would quit smoking. However, it seems that Ruthie has taken it to the extreme, with Will's blessing, and Dr. Taylor seems none too impressed by Will. Ruthie keeps asking for a painkiller, insisting that she's fine and needs to get back to her regime. Dr. Thomas (since its ortho its probably Callie) and tells Ruthie that not only did she fracture her ankle on the stairmaster, but she has two other fractures that went untreated. Dr. Thomas informs the couple that even if these injuries are repaired, unless Ruthie eats more and exercises less the repairs will not hold. Ruthie says she can't do that - she only has ten more pounds. Later, Dr. Taylor is explaining Ruthie's surgery to the couple. It seems Ruthie will need an eight week recovery period, and it will take longer if she doesn't eat. Dr. Thomas tells them that they may want to cancel the wedding, and Will picks up on the hostility and asks Dr. Thomas what his/her problem is. Dr. Thomas responds that he/she doesn't have one since they're not the ones marry Will. Ruthie starts convulsing and vomiting blood. They take her to emergency surgery. Dr. Thomas finds Will outside in the Breezeway. He has a cigarette in his mouth, and Dr. Thomas calls him on it. He responds that Ruthie would forgive him, but Dr. Thomas says she can't because Ruthie is dead, she bled to death since her body was weakened by the excessive dieting and excercise. Will protests that he only wanted Ruthie to be healthy, but Dr. Thomas tells him she was healthy at a heavier weight - he just wanted her to be hot. Dr. Thomas also says that Will could not have loved Ruthie, since "You don't destroy the people that you love." Will threatens Dr. Thomas, telling him/her to get away from him. Dr. Thomas asks if Will is going to hit him/her, because if so they've been looking for an excuse to kick someone's ass all day. Dr. Taylor enters. Stanley and Adam - Adam is Stanley's teen son. Adam was injured during a soccer scrimmage. When describing how he was injured Adam is interrupted by his father, who makes it clear that he thinks Adam could have avoided being injured if he were a better player (because, you know, all young American teens SHOULD play like David Beckham). Adam's injuries are very severe - he has smashed one vertebrae and compressed two others. The only thing that could make him walk again is very risky, and its not a sure thing either. Adam asks his father bitterly that if he is paralyzed can he NOW quit the team? The risky procedure from the sides sound like something out of "Saw". They drill holes into his skull and attach a harness to them, and somehow weights will be attached and Adam is going to have to lift them. Adam is going through the procedure, and begins to lose his nerve. One doctor gets to Adam by telling him he has to continue to spite his father. Considering that Adam is a teen and his father is a bit of an idiot, those seem to be the magic words. Adam completes the procedure. Ms. Bitzer- This seems to be the funny case. She is originally told that she is terminal, and she methodically goes about planning her end. She quits her job, breaks up with her boyfriend, gets rid of her apartment. Turns out, she's not dying. She begins to cry again - why? Because she is now going to live and she has no job, no boyfriend, etc. Arlene - This was interesting since other characters appear in the sides (Laura and Doug) but there are no sides for them. There are sides for Courtney, however. Arlene is Courtney's mother and Doug's wife. It seems that Courtney was having lunch with Laura when she couldn't breathe. Unfortunately for Courtney, her cancer is back and she does not want treatment. Arlene and Doug are going to try to convince her to have the treatment. Source: SpoilerTV http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com...sting-side.html Episode 4 - The Heart Of The Matter - Casting Side Update - Thursday, 16 August 2007 Thanks to Cathalina here are some more details from the Casting Sides. Housekeeping Staffer - This is related to the Mrs. Blitzer case (the woman who was allegedly dying, gave up everything, and then the doctors find out that she isn't dying). Dr. Smith and Walters are arguing down the hallway. Dr. Smith (the sides indicate that she is a female - although the ortho that they tried to play off as male in the sides we are pretty sure has to be Callie, so it could be anyone) is yelling at Dr. Walters for not doing the "one thing" they were asked to do. They come upon Mrs. Blitzer's room and find the bed being made up by the Housekeeping Staffer, who tells them that Mrs. Blitzer left an hour ago. Dr. Smith is surprised that she's gone and has left the hospital. Dr. Walters responds asks Dr. Smith if they feel like yelling some more now. Just a note: This may be one of those scenes where they are trying to hide what is actually going on. First off, they give a room number for the hospital room which they rarely do -2231- which actually sounds more like a room at the hotel than a hospital room. Secondly, they are referring to the woman as Mrs. Blitzer, when in her set of sides she was not married and broke up with her boyfriend. So, it may be EXACTLY as is, but it does seem fishy. Source: Cathalina@SpoilerTV http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com...ng-side_16.html


4.04 The Heart of the Matter · SEASON 4