I never like to tell people I identify most with Meredith Grey, she writes.
It feels too personal.
Like a whisper I didnt even tell myself.
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But theres no way I could create this show and NOT identify with Meredith Grey.
Ill tell you a secret.
Thats me in the show, she continues.
Not literally but… yeah, kinda literally.
Season after season, pieces of my life are on that screen.
… My life is in every episode.
Who I am is in every episode.
Greys Anatomyfirst premiered in 2005 and is now airing its 14th season.
That sisterhood is part of what builds this show and keeps it going.
There are and have always been amazing men, too.
Im saying its real.
Its not just a show.
Its not only a story well told.
Read the full essayhere, and watch the 300th episode ofGreys AnatomyThursday night at 8 p.m.
