Rebecca Gayheart on Securing ALS Care for Eric Dane

Actor Eric Dane, known for his roles in Grey's Anatomy and Euphoria, is now receiving around-the-clock nursing care as he manages his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis, according to an essay by his estranged wife, Rebecca Gayheart. The 53-year-old actor disclosed his condition in April, describing it as an incurable neurodegenerative disorder that progressively weakens muscles and leads to paralysis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Gayheart, 54, detailed the challenges of securing full-time care in a first-person piece published Monday in The Cut. She described fighting Dane's insurance company, which initially denied coverage twice. "With the nurses, the woman from his insurance said to me, 'You can keep applying, and I'll keep denying,'" Gayheart wrote. "I was like, 'Oh? F that. I made it my mission. I was locked in, as the kids would say. I crashed out, and then I locked it in. And we got it approved after two appeals.'"

The care arrangement divides the week into 21 nursing shifts, with Gayheart stepping in during gaps. The couple, legally married since 2004 and parents to daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14, have been separated for eight years. Gayheart filed for...