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Eric Dane Uses Wheelchair as ALS Progresses, Stays on Screen in Adapted Role

The actor stays visible through an adapted TV role alongside frank advocacy.

Overview

  • He was recently seen at Toronto’s airport appearing thinner and using a wheelchair, with a friend helping him from a car.
  • Dane said he missed the Grey’s Anatomy reunion at the Emmys because a severe fall sent him to the hospital for head stitches.
  • At an IAMALS.org online event, he described worsening symptoms including loss of arm mobility, speech changes and reliance on a wheelchair.
  • He completed filming a specially rewritten episode of Brilliant Minds portraying a firefighter with ALS and received a standing ovation on set.
  • He says he intends to keep acting in roles that acknowledge his condition because he still has his mind and voice.