A day after missing the 77th Annual Emmy Awards, Eric Dane made an emotional post urging urgency in research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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A day after missing the 77th Annual Emmy Awards, where he was initially set to present one of the awards, Eric Dane made an emotional post urging urgency in research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
The actor had been confirmed as one of the presenters alongside Jesse Williams, his colleague from “Grey’s Anatomy“, for the celebration of the series’ 20th anniversary, but ultimately decided not to participate.
Dane, 52, who revealed in April that he suffers from the condition, used his social media to talk about the urgency of finding a cure for the neurodegenerative and progressive disease, which destroys motor neurons, causing weakness and muscle paralysis.
The “Euphoria” actor and former “Grey’s Anatomy” star begins the video shared on Instagram, on the page of his initiative Push for Progress, by introducing himself as “actor, father, and now a person living with ALS.”
“For more than a century, ALS has been incurable, and we no longer accept the status quo. We need the fastest path to a cure.” In his clip, the actor reveals that his initiative hopes to raise $1 billion over the next three years.
“Together, we will renew the historic ALS Act, provide promising treatments to thousands of patients like me, and finally, at long last, fight to eradicate this disease,” he said. “There is so much more to learn, so much more to do, and we need to do it now,” Dane explains.
Images: HBO reproduction, Instagram @iamalsorg. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
