In 2025, a number of Hollywood A-listers shared their medical issues, many of whom have used their diagnoses to open doors for discussion and advocate for others facing the same concerns. Eric Dane exemplifies that type of positivity. After finding out he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease, he began sharing his journey with the progressive disease. (Find out how ALS is treated .) ALS affects a small number of people (about 30,000 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ). However, its prognosis is devastating because no cure exists for the condition that slowly damages all major motor neuron functionality.

After learning he had ALS, Dane gave a candid interview on " Good Morning America ." He described losing the ability to cont

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