Overview
- Sigler appears as urologist Dr. Laura Kaplan, a character living with MS, in Thursday’s episode of the ABC medical drama.
- She told The Independent that “every character I play has MS,” whether the condition is addressed on-screen or not.
- She described it as extremely emotional to say “I have MS” on camera and asked to portray someone living with the disease in their power.
- This marks her first on-screen role explicitly depicting MS since her 2002 diagnosis, which she kept private until 2016.
- In the episode, Dr. Kaplan consults on Dr. Richard Webber’s prostate cancer care, extending the show’s health-focused narratives without revealing plot turns.