[Warning: The following post contains spoilers for\u00a0Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> Season 41 Episode 2, \u201cWe Built This City.\u201d]<\/strong><\/p>\n Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/a><\/em> had another shocking development in store for fans on Thursday\u2019s (October 16) newest episode, \u201cWe Built This City.\u201d After welcoming back Kelly McCreary<\/a> as Maggie Pierce for a heartwarming return, the story put another one of its longtime leading characters on indefinite leave from the hospital.<\/p>\n In the episode, Maggie joined forces with Ellen Pompeo<\/a>\u2018s Meredith Grey to show support for Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone<\/a>) as the neurosurgeon grappled with severe grief over the death of Monica Beltran (Natalie Morales).<\/p>\n Although the sisters\u2019 trip down memory lane \u2014 and impromptu takeover of Meredith\u2019s mom\u2019s old house from the now-second-year residents \u2014 did give Amelia some relief from her intense sadness and feelings of guilt, she still struggled. Because she performed the risky first operation on her pediatric patient Dylan, the child will continue to live with locked-in syndrome indefinitely; meanwhile, the girl\u2019s desperate mother Jenna (Piper Perabo), who was inspired to hold up the surgical floor and caused a gas explosion over that condition, is now responsible for multiple deaths.<\/p>\n After talking things through with Maggie and Meredith, Amelia decided to leave Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital for an indeterminate amount of time. She delivered the news that she\u2019d be taking a sabbatical to Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.<\/a>), who was helping Teddy Altman (Kim Raver<\/a>) out with her chief of surgery duties.<\/p>\n So does that mean Amelia \u2014 and thus Caterina Scorsone \u2014 is gone for good from Grey\u2019s<\/em>? Not quite. TV Insider has learned the actress is not exiting the series but will not be seen for several episodes during the character\u2019s sabbatical.<\/p>\n Eric McCandless \/ \u00a9ABC \/ courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Scorsone\u2019s Amelia has been a mainstay of Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> for 15 years, leading up to the episode, which marked the series\u2019 450th. The character was first introduced as the sister of Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey<\/a>) all the way back in Season 7. After returning to the role in Seasons 8 and 10, Scorsone became a series regular in Season 11 and has remained as much ever since, following Amelia\u2019s sobriety journey, several romances, motherhood, loss, and her ascension to chief of neuro and working with Meredith on her research projects.<\/p>\n Headlines, puzzles and death notices from the Valley delivered to your inbox 7 a.m. daily.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This episode also happens to coincide with Scorsone\u2019s birthday. Before the episode, the actress celebrated the occasion with a social media post<\/a>, writing, \u201cToday is my birthday. \u00a0<\/p>\n She received comments of support from her\u00a0Grey\u2019s<\/em> family, including Ellen Pompeo, Chris Carmack<\/a>, Anthony Hill<\/a>, and Peyton Kennedy, who played her foster child, Betty.<\/p>\n Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/strong><\/em>, Thursdays, 10\/9c, ABC<\/strong><\/p>\n More Headlines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Yakima](\"https:\/\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/yakimaherald.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/media\/c\/dd\/cdd57909-b8ee-4649-87f4-790f25659475\/68d45f9ca2a47.image.jpg\")
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Grateful for every breath that got me here, for every human that loved me to this place, for all the moments of life that delivered me to this one. Today I\u2019m so deeply rooted in my body, my community, my commitment to the people and the ethics that I love and protect with all the courage and wisdom and life I\u2019ve collected. What a gorgeous view. What a wild ride. Big shout out to my mom for all that heavy lifting and to the Loves who brought me flowers this morning. Bliss.\u201d<\/p>\n