Overview

• Video from Rep. Eric Swalwell showed Dane in Washington, D.C., pledging to “fight until the last breath” and sharing hopes to see his daughters reach life milestones.
• He also met with ALS advocates and Rep. Frank Pallone, according to I AM ALS, as part of a push for federal support and legislative reauthorization.
• Footage published this week showed the actor departing a D.C. airport in a motorized wheelchair, speaking slowly and telling fans, “Keep the faith, man.”
• Dane has partnered with I AM ALS on the Push for Progress campaign, which targets $1 billion for research over three years to speed access to promising treatments.
• Rebecca Gayheart said their daughters are struggling with the diagnosis and that the family is relying on professional therapists and coping day by day.