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Eric Dane is gearing up for the combat of his life.
During a sit-down interrogation with Diane Sawyer connected "Good Morning America," the 52-year-old "Grey's Anatomy" alum opened up astir his harrowing ALS diagnosis and navigating the heartbreaking effects - including losing relation successful his limbs.
"I started experiencing immoderate weakness successful my close hand, and I didn’t truly deliberation thing of it astatine the time. I thought possibly I’d been texting excessively overmuch and my manus was fatigued," helium told Sawyer. "A fewer weeks later, I noticed it’d gotten a small worse. I went and saw a manus specialist, who sent maine to different manus specialist. I went and saw a neurologist, and the neurologist sent maine to different neurologist and said, ‘This is mode supra my wage grade.’"
'GREY'S ANATOMY' STAR ERIC DANE SPEAKS OUT FOR FIRST TIME SINCE REVEALING ALS DIAGNOSIS
Eric Dane, who is champion known for portraying Dr. Mark Sloane successful "Grey's Anatomy," announced his ALS diagnosis successful April. (Bob D'Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Dane - who is champion known for playing Dr. Mark Sloane successful "Grey's Anatomy" from 2006 to 2012, said helium is present losing relation successful his arms.
"I person 1 functioning arm," helium said. "My near broadside is functioning. My close broadside has wholly stopped working. [My near arm] is going. I consciousness similar possibly a couple, a fewer much months and I won’t person my near manus either. It's sobering."
He said that for now, helium is capable to walk, but added, "I'm disquieted astir my legs."
Dane admitted that helium volition "never forget" the infinitesimal helium was diagnosed.
"I volition ne'er hide those 3 letters, [ALS]. It’s connected maine the 2nd I aftermath up," helium said. "It’s not a dream."
The 52-year-old histrion said helium mislaid the relation of his close arm. (Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic for HBO)
The actor, who shares 2 daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13, with woman Rebecca Gayheart, said helium began noticing much of the effects of his illness a fewer months agone during a boating travel with his daughter.
After jumping into the water, Dane - a erstwhile competitory swimmer - rapidly realized helium was not capable to swim.
"[Georgia] dragged maine backmost to the boat," said Dane, who recalled instantly breaking down successful tears erstwhile connected the boat. "I was just, I was, like, heartbroken."
Eric Dane admitted helium is "angry" implicit the diagnosis but vowed to fight. (Scott Garfield/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Dane besides told Sawyer that helium is "angry" astir the diagnosis, explaining, "I'm aggravated due to the fact that my begetter was taken from maine erstwhile I was young, and present there's a precise bully accidental that I'm going to beryllium taken from my girls portion they're precise young."
Dane announced his ALS diagnosis, besides known arsenic Lou Gehrig’s disease, successful April.
"I person been diagnosed with ALS. I americium grateful to person my loving household by my broadside arsenic we navigate this adjacent chapter," the 52-year-old "Euphoria" histrion told People.
"I consciousness fortunate that I americium capable to proceed moving and americium looking guardant to returning to the acceptable of ‘Euphoria’ adjacent week. I kindly inquire that you springiness my household and I privateness during this time."
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The histrion shares 2 daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13, with his wife, Rebecca Gayheart. (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
ALS is simply a "nervous strategy illness that affects nervus cells successful the encephalon and spinal cord," according to the Mayo Clinic. It causes nonaccomplishment of musculus power arsenic good arsenic breathing and eating problems and can origin dementia.
Patients typically unrecorded for 3 years aft being diagnosed with the disease, but immoderate tin unrecorded for decades, according to the ALS Association.
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These days, the histrion - who said his woman is his "biggest champion" - is focused connected spending clip with his family.
Eric Dane was archetypal introduced connected "Grey's Anatomy" arsenic Dr. Mark Sloan successful play 2. He became a bid regular successful play 3. (Bob D'Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
"I don't deliberation this is the extremity of my story," helium told Sawyer. "I conscionable don't consciousness like, successful my heart, I don't consciousness similar this is the extremity of me. I'm warring arsenic overmuch arsenic I can. There's truthful overmuch of it that's retired of control."
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"I mean, I really, astatine the extremity of the day, just, each I privation to bash is walk clip with my household and enactment a small spot if I can," helium added.
Fox News Digital's Janelle Ash contributed to this post.
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