<Table> <Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Great Expectations" </Td> <Td> Next → "Walk on Water" </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Great Expectations" </Td> <Td> Next → "Walk on Water" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Grey's Anatomy (season 3) List of Grey's Anatomy episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "Wishin' and Hopin"' is the fourteenth episode of the third season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the show's 50th episode overall . It was written by Tony Phelan and Joan Rater and directed by Julie Anne Robinson . The episode originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on February 1, 2007 . In the episode, Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) struggles with her Alzheimer's - stricken mother, Ellis Grey (Kate Burton), becoming temporarily lucid . Further storylines include Dr. Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) and Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) continuously seeking patients for their new clinic, Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr .) dealing with the repercussions of his upcoming retirement, and Dr. George O'Malley (T.R. Knight) facing negative response from colleagues on his unexpected marriage to Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez). </P>

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