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I think Izzie and choice is judged unfairly by a lot of people. I know every character has a tough time in the show (I mean, it is Grey's Anatomy!) but everyone deals with things in their own way.

Izzie felt lost. She was unhappy. She had already lost and suffered through a lot. She just defeated cancer. She lost her best friend. There is nothing wrong with her feeling as though SG is no longer her home. She loved Alex, but there is no happy ever after. She needed to go. That might hurt her friends, but she felt like she had to leave and start over. I don't blame her. Meredith has even deeper roots at SG.

I love Toonieee's idea. It wouldn't be the first time a character has spent time in a supposed state of limbo. There are also flashbacks. I think the idea of Meredith developing Alzheimer's in her later life is interesting, and the voice overs in each ep is what she wrote down to remember and share with her children. Perhaps that makes her remember things that happened years ago with people who died as though they just happened and are still there.