Katherine Heigl Shares Rare Candid Post In Honor Of Grey's Anatomy Co-Star Eric Dane: 'God Speed My Old Friend'

Katherine Heigl is mourning the loss of her old pal Eric Dane.

In a new Instagram post on Sunday, the actress shared a super rare post, highlighting her feelings on her Grey’s Anatomy costar’s death. She shared a photo of herself and Eric, writing in the caption that this is way out of her comfort zone:

“I debated this post for days. I have never been comfortable grieving publicly. I share my tears, my stories and my memories with those I’m closest to and more times than not I share them only with the heavens alone. But that silence can often look like a lack of care which I could not abide here.”

Addressing Rebecca Gayheart and her daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14, specifically, the Izzie Stevens portrayer said:

“Rebecca, Billie, Georgia… There is so little, if in fact anything, one can say about a tragic loss like yours. All the “I’m sorries” and “ my prayers are with you” ring a bit hollow in the midst of so much pain and grief. So I will say the only thing that has ever brought me peace when I’ve lost someone I love. It is Robert Frost’s poem “ Nothing Gold Can Stay” of which I have tattooed on my body in my parent’s handwriting so I will never forget that the moment of gold was worth it.”

Reciting Robert Frost‘s iconic poem, the 47-year-old wrote:

““Natures first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; but only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, so Dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.” I will never forget Eric’s gold and I will forever be grateful I got to bask in it for even a brief moment in time. Thank you for sharing him with us.”

Wrapping up, Katherine said: