Here's to Future Days (Grey's Anatomy)

"Here's to Future Days"
Grey's Anatomy episode
Episode no. Season 5
Episode 23
Directed by Bill D'Elia, Rob Corn
Written by Allan Heinberg, Debora Cahn
Original air date May 14, 2009 (ABC)
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"Here's to Future Days" (originally "Here's to the Future") is the twenty-third episode and the first part of the two-hour season finale of the fifth season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. It aired on May 14, 2009.

Episode Summary

Spending time with a fellow cancer patient puts Izzie into a dilemma of whether she wants to undergo a risky surgery at all. Mark decides to take his relationship with Lexie to the next level. Owen gets a reality check thanks to a new patient at Seattle Grace.

Title reference

This episode's title refers to the song, Future Days, from the album Here's to Future Days by British pop group Thompson Twins.

Music