Ellen Pompeo prepares for Meredith's farewell with observe to 'Gray's Anatomy' viewers

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Meredith Gray is saying goodbye to Gray Sloan Memorial Hospital when “Gray’s Anatomy” returns in February, however Ellen Pompeo has already began the farewell parade.

On Thursday, one week after the present aired its fiery fall finale, Pompeo took to Instagram to pen an emotional observe to viewers.

“I'm eternally grateful and humbled by the love and assist you have got all proven me, Meredith GREY and the present for 19 seasons,” the star wrote. “By all of it….none of it …would have been attainable with out the perfect followers on the earth. You all are RIDERS and also you all have made the experience so enjoyable and ICONIC!!”

The lovefest for Pompeo started final week, when a promo for the present’s February return teased an episode by which Meredith will depart Seattle for a brand new begin in Boston.

News that Pompeo would have a restricted function within the present season was first reported in August.

“I like you madly and admire you proper again,” Pompeo added in her publish this week. “This isn’t your first time on the rollercoaster… you realize the present should go on and I’ll positively be again to go to.”

Within the fall finale of the sequence, presently in its nineteenth season, Meredith’s life actually went up in flames, as the home handed all the way down to her by her mom, a staple location of the sequence for the reason that first season, was broken in a fireplace.

“Gray’s Anatomy” returns February 23.