US EditionEric Dane now has '24/7 nurses' amid ALS diagnosis as estranged wife Rebecca Gayheart shares update
- On Dec. 29, Rebecca Gayheart published a personal essay for The Cut reflecting on caring for actor Eric Dane after his ALS diagnosis, noting, `Our love may not be romantic, but it's a familial love...`
- Around a year before, Eric Dane began showing symptoms like dropping things and losing balance, faced initial misdiagnoses, and flew to see a San Francisco neurologist for further testing.
- Care is organized into 21 weekly shifts, and when coverage gaps arise, Gayheart steps in or calls on two of Eric's friends to help; insurer appeals won approval for 24/7 nursing.
- Gayheart says the girls are receiving clinical support as their teenage daughters Billie Beatrice and Georgia Geraldine face anticipatory grief, and despite living apart, the family has spent much of this year near Dane's home, about a 12-minute drive away.
- Dane has become a public advocate, joining I Am ALS and Rep. Eric Swalwell, California to push for federal research funding for ALS and discuss treatment investments.
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Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane split up in 2018. But when the "Grey's Anatomy" star falls ill with ALS, the actress takes over the organization of his care - and has been fighting hard with the insurance ever since.
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Eric Dane’s ex had to fight for his 24/7 nursing care as ALS worsens
Even though actor Rebecca Gayheart said she went through a lot of tumult in her 15-year-old marriage to “Grey’s Anatomy” star Eric Dane, she said he’s still family, as she describes how she has become one of his primary caregivers as he lives with the increasingly debilitating symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. In this support role, Gayheart has regularly had to battle with insurance companies to make sure that Dane, from whom sh…
Rebecca Gayheart shares personal reflections as ex-partner faces serious illness
LOS ANGELES, California — Actress Rebecca Gayheart has published an intimate essay reflecting on her connection with actor Eric Dane after his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis, offering a glimpse into the emotional and difficult terrain the family has been navigating.
Rebecca Gayheart Opens Up About ‘Complicated’ Love With Eric Dane Amid His ALS Battle
Rebecca Gayheart is ending 2025 with a revealing look at her estranged husband, Eric Dane, and how their relationship has evolved because of his battle with ALS. The 54-year-old actress wrote a raw and emotional first-person essay for The Cut on December 29 and broke her silence about their “complicated” love story. Gayheart explained that after meeting in 2003 and marrying in 2004, “their really lovely marriage” took a turn after 15 years. …
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