Strong Medicine Lifetime (TV network) Schedule August 10, 2003 September 21, 2003

August 10
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Temperature's Rising" (N) 	In the middle of a crushing heat wave, Andy and Milo stop a baby's heart in the fight to save its life. Andy also faces an ethical dilemma when a single woman with Alzheimer's seeks out her help to have a baby. Meanwhile, Lu fights to save a sixteen-year old girl who has been shot in a gang initiation, apparently by a girl with Down's Syndrome. Also, Andy is confronted with telling her daughters that she is dating. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC]
August 10
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Temperature's Rising" (N) 	
	 	
August 17
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Speculum for a Heavyweight"	Lu (Rosa Blasi) puts herself on the line when her patient Lyla (Guest Star boxer Laila Ali), a local boxing champ, refuses to drop out of a big match , after she receives a near-fatal blow to the head. Andy treats a patient for an ailment she received from her own mother, and discovers the possibility that she has passed it on to her still nursing child. Meanwhile, Lu also treats a woman who contracts syphilis from her husband who has just been released from jail. Andy tries to keep her composure under the emotional strain of her divorce as well as a personal health scare. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Laila Ali   [CC]
August 17
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Speculum for a Heavyweight"	
	 	
August 24
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "The Hero Heart" 	In the season premiere of "Strong Medicine's" fourth season, Lu's (Rosa Blasi) boyfriend's fate is revealed after being shot by one of her mentally unbalanced patients. Meanwhile, Andy (Patricia Richardson) struggles with the emotional trauma of separation from her abusive husband and the effects of this relationship on the delicate psyche of her daughter who has just had back surgery. The pressure is heightened when Andy attempts to help a heart transplant patient without insurance, as well as a couple who have never held their child who was born with an immune deficiency and lives in a bubble. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC]
August 24
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "The Hero Heart" 	
	 	
September 7
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Bad Liver" (N) 	When Lu's (Rosa Blasi) patient receives a desperately needed transplant, Andy (Patricia Richardson) has designs on the discarded liver. Also, when one of Lu's patient's ex-con husband returns home after more than three years in prison, he may be suffering from more than depression. Meanwhile, Andy considers taking her relationship with Dr. Morton (Richard Biggs) to the next level while Lana's (Jenifer Lewis) life is turned upside down when someone from her past returns. Dr. Biancavilla (Brennan Elliott) faces a moral dilemma when a paramedic friend is pricked by an IV drug user's needle. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC]
September 7
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Bad Liver" (N) 	
	 	
September 14
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Maternal Mirrors" (N) 	Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC]
September 14
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Maternal Mirrors" (N) 	
	 	
September 21
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Emergency Contacts" 	Lu (Rosa Blasi) must confront her rapist (Gregory Harrison) when he arrives in the Rittenhouse ER in need of life saving heart surgery. Andy (Patricia Richardson) and Lu's paths cross when a wealthy couple unable to conceive use their resources to secure an unborn baby to adopt. Lana (Jenifer Lewis) gets more than she bargained for when she signs up to be a Big Sister. Peter (Josh Coxx) develops feelings for a kidney dialysis patient and escorts her to her sister's wedding. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC]
September 21
Sunday
10:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Emergency Contacts"