Ellen Pompeo prepares for Meredith's farewell with note to 'Grey's Anatomy' viewers - CNN

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Meredith Grey is saying goodbye to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital erstwhile “Grey’s Anatomy” returns successful February, but Ellen Pompeo has already started the farewell parade.

On Thursday, 1 week aft the amusement aired its fiery autumn finale, Pompeo took to Instagram to pen an affectional enactment to viewers.

“I americium eternally grateful and humbled by the emotion and enactment you person each shown me, Meredith GREY and the amusement for 19 seasons,” the prima wrote. “Through it all….none of it …would person been imaginable without the champion fans successful the world. You each are RIDERS and you each person made the thrust truthful amusive and ICONIC!!”

The lovefest for Pompeo began past week, erstwhile a promo for the show’s February instrumentality teased an occurrence successful which Meredith volition permission Seattle for a caller commencement successful Boston.

News that Pompeo would person a constricted relation successful the existent play was archetypal reported successful August.

“I emotion you madly and admit you close back,” Pompeo added successful her station this week. “This isn’t your archetypal clip connected the rollercoaster… you cognize the amusement indispensable spell connected and I’ll decidedly beryllium backmost to visit.”

In the autumn finale of the series, presently successful its 19th season, Meredith’s beingness virtually went up successful flames, arsenic the location passed down to her by her mother, a staple determination of the bid since the archetypal season, was damaged successful a fire.

“Grey’s Anatomy” returns February 23.