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Eric Dane Reveals Why His ALS Diagnosis Makes Him 'Angry' as a Dad of 2 Teenage Girls


Eric Dane reveals why his ALS diagnosis makes him "angry" as a dad of two teenage girls in his first sit-down interview after publicly revealing his ALS diagnosis. The 'Grey's Anatomy' alum shares his daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13, with wife Rebecca Gayheart.

In his first sit-down television interview after revealing he has ALS, the Grey's Anatomy alum, 52, was asked by Diane Sawyer for Good Morning America what makes him angry about his diagnosis. “I feel fortunate that I am able to continue working and am looking forward to returning to set of Euphoria next week,” he told PEOPLE. According to the Mayo Clinic, because the disease affects the nerve cells in the brain and spine that control muscle movement, patients slowly lose their ability to speak, eat, walk, and breathe independently.

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