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Eric Dane
Eric Dane has amyotrophic side sclerosis (SLA), he said exclusively to people.
“I received a diagnosis of SLA,” he shares. “I am grateful to have my loving family by my side while we sail in this next chapter.”
The actor, 52, is married to Rebecca Gayheart and the couple shares two children, Billie Beatrice, 15, and Georgia Geraldine, 13.
“I feel lucky that I can continue to work and I can’t wait to return to a set of Euphoria Next week, “he said to people.” I kindly ask you to give my family and myself during this period. “”
Dane – Who plays the patriarch of the Jacobs family Euphoria – should start the production of season 3 of the HBO success show on April 14.
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ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a rare degenerative disease that causes progressive paralysis of the muscles. Patients first experience contractions or weakness in a member, often followed by linked speeches. According to the Mayo clinic, because the disease affects the nerve cells of the brain and the spine that control muscle movement, patients slowly lose their ability to speak, eat, walk and breathe independently.
There is no remedy for ALS, and people generally live three to five years after the diagnosis, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. However, some patients can live decades.
In addition to dune, other notable stars that have been diagnosed with Als include Aaron Lazar, John Driskell Hopkins, Eric Stevens, Joe Bonsall, Roberta Flack, Kenneth Mitchell and Stephen Hawking.
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