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Sooo…unless you live under a rock, you probably know by now that Grey’s Anatomy’s Meredith and Derek (aka Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey) reunited. Check out the photos…

I was inspired a little and wrote out how this post and the episode had me feeling…

I can’t even begin to describe the way my heart aches with happiness looking at these photos and seeing these two on screen together again.

As a diehard MerDer fan since 2005, Derek’s death was incredibly painful for me. It was Meredith and Derek who kept me coming back to Grey’s year after year. They gave me hope. I saw myself in Meredith, and her relationship with Derek and the way he loved her so unconditionally gave me hope. They were both human, they had flaws, they screwed up, but at the end of the day they chose each other and fought for their relationship. I always believed Grey’s would end with those two. I stayed with the show for Meredith and Ellen of course, but I always missed that part of it.

I think about the chemistry, that magic that Ellen and Patrick have together…that has endured and shines through in these photos and on screen even five years later. It’s truly incredible. I just…as an OG fan I feel so validated — like all the hope and love I have for these two characters wasn’t in vain.

So much of this year has not been easy in so many ways but Ellen and Patrick have always been such a constant and bright light in my life as well as the lives of others. The fact that they wanted to do this for us, that they know how much we love them and these characters and their relationship still to this day was such an incredible gift to the fans and I love the message that they’re using this opportunity to put out there — the reminder of healing, reconnection, humility, forgiveness, and love for each other and ourselves. You’ve given me hope and a feeling of lightness at such a dark time in so many of our lives. I’m just genuinely so grateful. ♥️