ALEX CHARMS A NERVOUS PATIENT WHO HAS A TUMOR, AND DEREK CHOOSES MEREDITH TO ASSIST HIM, MUCH TO BAILEY�S DISPLEASURE, ON ABC�S �GREY�S ANATOMY�

�If Tomorrow Never Comes� � Alex gains the trust of Annie, a nervous patient with an extraordinarily large tumor, only to humiliate himself in front of her later. Meanwhile Derek chooses Meredith to assist with an elderly Parkinson�s patient who may need surgery -- but Bailey disapproves of their relationship and is determined to make Meredith suffer -- and tensions escalate between Burke and Shepherd, on �Grey�s Anatomy,� THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/1/05)

�Grey�s Anatomy� stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Isaiah Washington as Preston Burke, Katherine Heigl as Isobel �Izzie� Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, T.R. Knight as George O�Malley, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey and James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber.

Guest starring are: Bruce Weitz as Mr. Levangie, Alex S. Alexander as Annie Connors, Jane Galloway Heitz as Annie�s mom and Lara Phillips as Mr. Levangie�s daughter.

�If Tomorrow Never Comes� was written by Krista Vernoff and directed by Scott Brazil.

�Grey�s Anatomy� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

This program carries a TV-14 parental guideline.