'Euphoria' and 'Grey's Anatomy' star Eric Dane has revealed that he's been diagnosed with ALS. The 'Grey's' alum, known for his role as Dr. McSteamy on the long running medical drama, shared the emotional news in a statement to People magazine on Thursday, "I have been diagnosed with ALS. I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate this next chapter."
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00:00Euphoria and Grey's Anatomy's Eric Dane has revealed that he's been diagnosed with ALS.
00:07The Grey's alum, known for his role as Dr. McSteamy on the long-running medical drama,
00:12shared the emotional news in a statement to People magazine on Thursday.
00:16I have been diagnosed with ALS. I'm grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate
00:22this next chapter. According to the Mayo Clinic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, also known
00:28as Lou Gehrig's disease is a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain
00:33and spinal cord. ALS causes loss of muscle control, with the disease devastatingly getting worse over
00:39time. As of today, there has yet to be a cure for the disease. While Dane didn't share many details
00:44surrounding his diagnosis, the actor who currently stars on Euphoria as the Jacobs family patriarch,
00:50Cal Jacobs, also told People he's returning to set next week to continue filming season three of the
00:55hit HBO show. I feel fortunate that I am able to continue working and am looking forward to
01:01returning to set of Euphoria next week. I kindly ask that you give my family and I privacy during
01:06this time. Notable public figures who have been diagnosed and battled ALS include Stephen Hawking,
01:12Lou Gehrig, and others. For more updates to this story, head to THR.com. And for the latest
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