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The Star
12 hours ago
- Health
- The Star
Actor Eric Dane says disease has taken all function in right arm
ALS has robbed Eric Dane (pic) of functioning in his right arm and is creeping through his left, the actor said in an emotional interview about the diagnosis he revealed in April. The symptoms began rather subtly about a year and a half ago, the Euphoria and Grey's Anatomy star told Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America in an interview that aired Monday morning. He is looking to raise awareness about the disease. 'I started experiencing some weakness in my right hand,' said Dane, 52. 'And I didn't really think anything of it at the time. I thought maybe I'd been texting too much, and my hand was fatigued.' It didn't go away, however, leading to a string of specialist visits that culminated nine months later with a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease for the Yankees Hall of Fame player who died of it in 1941. 'A few weeks later I noticed it had gotten a little worse,' Dane recounted. 'So I went and saw a hand specialist, who sent me to another hand specialist. I went and saw a neurologist, and the neurologist sent me to another neurologist, who said, 'This is way above my pay grade.' ' Now, his right arm has 'completely stopped working,' the actor said. 'I feel like maybe a couple more months and I won't have my left hand either.' The letters ALS are burned into Dane's brain. 'I will never forget those three letters,' the veteran actor told Sawyer. 'It's on me the second I wake up.' The rare motor neuron disease affects nerve cells, weakening the muscles and leading to paralysis that eventually extends to the muscles that control speaking, eating and breathing, the Mayo Clinic explains. Dane is weathering this storm with the help of his wife, actress Rebecca Gayheart, and their daughters Billie Beatrice, 15, and Georgia Geraldine, 13. He said the diagnosis really hit home a few months ago during a boat trip with one of his daughters, when he jumped into ocean and realised he couldn't make it back to the boat on his own. 'I realised in that moment, I'm not safe in the water anymore,' he said. His daughter dragged him back, and he made sure she returned to the water to finish her snorkeling session with the guide. 'But I was just heartbroken.' Nonetheless, Dane is determined to keep working as long as he is able. 'I don't think this is the end of my story,' he told Sawyer. 'In my heart I just don't feel like this is the end of me. I'm fighting as much as I can.' At the same time, he allowed, 'There's so much about it that's out of my control.' – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Eric Dane's interview on 'Good Morning America': ALS has taken all function in right arm
ALS has robbed Eric Dane of functioning in his right arm and is creeping through his left, the veteran actor said in an emotional interview about the diagnosis he revealed in April. The symptoms began rather subtly about a year and a half ago, the 'Euphoria' and 'Grey's Anatomy' star told Diane Sawyer on 'Good Morning America' in an interview that aired Monday morning. He is looking to raise awareness about the disease. 'I started experiencing some weakness in my right hand,' said Dane, 52. 'And I didn't really think anything of it at the time. I thought maybe I'd been texting too much, and my hand was fatigued.' It didn't go away, however, leading to a string of specialist visits that culminated nine months later with a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease for the Yankees Hall of Fame player who died of it in 1941. 'A few weeks later I noticed it had gotten a little worse,' Dane recounted. 'So I went and saw a hand specialist, who sent me to another hand specialist. I went and saw a neurologist, and the neurologist sent me to another neurologist, who said, 'This is way above my pay grade.' ' Now, his right arm has 'completely stopped working,' the veteran actor said. 'I feel like maybe a couple more months and I won't have my left hand either.' The letters ALS are burned into Dane's brain. 'I will never forget those three letters,' the veteran actor told Sawyer. 'It's on me the second I wake up.' The rare motor neuron disease affects nerve cells, weakening the muscles and leading to paralysis that eventually extends to the muscles that control speaking, eating and breathing, the Mayo Clinic explains. Dane is weathering this storm with the help of his wife, actress Rebecca Gayheart, and their daughters Billie Beatrice, 15, and Georgia Geraldine, 13. He said the diagnosis really hit home a few months ago during a boat trip with one of his daughters, when he jumped into ocean and realized he couldn't make it back to the boat on his own. 'I realized in that moment, I'm not safe in the water anymore,' he said. His daughter dragged him back, and he made sure she returned to the water to finish her snorkeling session with the guide. 'But I was just heartbroken.' Nonetheless, Dane is determined to keep working as long as he is able. 'I don't think this is the end of my story,' he told Sawyer. 'In my heart I just don't feel like this is the end of me. I'm fighting as much as I can.' At the same time, he allowed, 'There's so much about it that's out of my control.' _______
USA Today
08-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
New York Giants' Jaxson Dart says Brian Burns opened his eyes to NFL speed
New York Giants' Jaxson Dart says Brian Burns opened his eyes to NFL speed New York Giants first-round pick Jaxson Dart is wasting no time in making his presence known to the local media and the fans. On Friday night, Dart and his fellow Giants rookies took in the Yankees-Boston Red Sox game at Yankee Stadium. He was invited on the air by the Yankees' broadcast team of Michael Kay, David Cone, and Paul O'Neill. Dart explained how he came to be a Yankees fan and even showed a picture of himself as a young boy attending a game in the Bronx in 2008. Dart said he had played baseball as a kid and was on a travel team. He believes he could have been a major league player had he not devoted himself to football. Kay asked him if his No. 2 jersey in college had anything to do with another famous No. 2, Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop, Derek Jeter. "There's some ties to that. Are some ties to that. It's kind of crazy. But yeah, that was my, you know, my favorite athlete growing up," he said. Dart went on to say that the notion of playing in New York did not intimidate him but he did notice that the NFL players are a lot quicker than he has been used to. "Oh, yeah, I had my first, you know, I don't think I've had, like, my full experience of kind of seeing that, but I've had a little experience with Brian Burns chasing me," he said. "He had a read option play and just, you know, his ability to come to come back and chase me down was kind of crazy." Dart, the 25th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft out of Ole Miss, is heading into Giants camp the No. 3 quarterback behind Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston but could end up under center in a game at some point this season. "I think that when you come into a situation like this, first of all, I'm in a super special position to be able to learn from guys like Russ (Wilson), Jameis (Winston), and Tommy (DeVito), guys who have competed at the highest level," Dart said. "Russ winning the Super Bowl, and, you know, to kind of pick their brains each and every day has been awesome for me, especially for how young I am. But I think that my focus right now is to try to develop each and every day and do whatever I can to make the team better, and I just want to win. I can't stand losing, and I'm gonna do whatever it takes, to not let that happen. So whatever my role is, I'm gonna play the best way that I can."
