{"id":2298,"date":"2026-01-16T15:20:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/jamie-lynn-sigler-discusses-playing-a-doctor-with-ms-on-greys-anatomy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:20:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:20:31","slug":"jamie-lynn-sigler-discusses-playing-a-doctor-with-ms-on-greys-anatomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/jamie-lynn-sigler-discusses-playing-a-doctor-with-ms-on-greys-anatomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie-Lynn Sigler Discusses Playing a Doctor With MS on &#8216;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Jamie-Lynn Sigler<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">&#8216;I Have MS&#8217; on &#8216;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-16T07:14:12-08:00\"><br \/>\n                              January 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:14 AM PST<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<section id=\"cb-ad2a29488d5d198aa1beb03a78349799\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6739a68e-b60e-4204-a750-c34bacfc4f84-682538377-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-6739a68e-b60e-4204-a750-c34bacfc4f84-682538377-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/21\/16by9\/2026\/01\/16\/210cae3e689a4d8fa0f983721c883869_md.jpg\" alt=\"011626_jamie_lynn_sigler_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">ABC<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ad2a29488d5d198aa1beb03a78349799--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5a3250d12a3927a058525117eb129fe9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Jamie-Lynn Sigler<\/strong> is opening up about her new guest role on &#8220;Grey\u2019s Anatomy&#8221; &#8230; playing a doctor living with MS &#8230; a storyline that hits close to home given her own 25-year battle with the disease.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5a3250d12a3927a058525117eb129fe9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6b2eddca2fe82c950d55d8652b8235bd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Speaking on &#8216;GMA&#8217; Friday, Jamie-Lynn got choked up, admitting she once felt forced to keep her diagnosis secret out of fear she\u2019d never work again. Now, she says, she\u2019s in a place where her real-life experience actually inspired the part of Dr. Kaplan and her storyline &#8212; something her younger self would\u2019ve never believed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6b2eddca2fe82c950d55d8652b8235bd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-755ed993106884f862c16c4dfb747b13\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-755ed993106884f862c16c4dfb747b13-975315110-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-755ed993106884f862c16c4dfb747b13--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-219dc91aee89ce0908beff06c1425914\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jamie-Lynn added that being able to say the words on screen &#8212; that she has MS &#8212; and truly own them is something she never imagined would be possible in a role specifically created for her.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-219dc91aee89ce0908beff06c1425914--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a0645caf95603b1cb2a5c9906bf14a65\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She also revealed she had some input on the show, noting the only ask she made was that the character live with MS authentically &#8230; and says the writers went above and beyond her wildest dreams to accommodate it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a0645caf95603b1cb2a5c9906bf14a65--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f448140ebe832ecb413c81e6dcd6b1f3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6b\/4by3\/2026\/01\/16\/6b322cd8a18540119ff5b79b9fc927ec_md.jpg\" alt=\"jamie lynn sigler in the sopranos everett 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f448140ebe832ecb413c81e6dcd6b1f3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4104c3ac2bd8ee3fc254bbb67a1b0d5f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>For her, the hope is simple &#8212; that seeing MS portrayed authentically on screen can help inspire the millions of people living with the disease.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4104c3ac2bd8ee3fc254bbb67a1b0d5f--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie-Lynn Sigler &#8216;I Have MS&#8217; on &#8216;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8217; Published January 16, 2026 7:14 AM PST Play video content ABC Jamie-Lynn Sigler is opening up about her new guest role on &#8220;Grey\u2019s Anatomy&#8221; &#8230; playing a doctor living with MS &#8230; a storyline that hits close to home given her own 25-year battle with the disease. 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