"Dane, 52, announced in April that he had been diagnosed with ALS and appeared on ABC's TV news show Good Morning America in June to say that he was fighting to stay healthy and active as long as he can. But as the San Mateo High graduate has emerged as a new public face of people living with this disease, he also revealed that he had lost the use of his right arm and would soon lose the use of his left."
"During the meeting in Swalwell's office, the actor, who played handsome, strapping Dr. Mark Sloan on the long-running ABC medical drama, mostly remained seated and spoke slowly and carefully as he said, ALS is the last thing you want to diagnose anyone with. I'm going to ring every bell, Dane continued. I have two daughters at home. I want to see them, you know, graduate college, get married, maybe have grandkids. I want to be there for all that. So, I'm going to fight to the last breath on this one."
Eric Dane traveled to Washington, D.C., to lobby members of Congress for federal funding to support research and access to treatment for people living with ALS. Dane announced his ALS diagnosis in April and has lost use of his right arm and expects to lose use of his left. At a meeting with Rep. Eric Swalwell, Dane arrived in a wheelchair, remained seated, and spoke slowly and carefully, saying ALS is the last thing you want to diagnose anyone with and vowing to fight to the last breath to be there for his daughters. He is working with I AM ALS on a three-year Push for Progress campaign to secure more than $1 billion in federal funding.
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