Eric Dane Reveals His Right Arm No Longer Works Amid ALS Battle

Eric Dane just revealed in April that he’d been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but he’s already lost function in his right arm and worries about weakness on his left side and in his legs.

“My left side is functioning, my right side has completely stopped working,” the Grey’s Anatomy alum said, after sharing he only had “one functioning arm,” in an interview with Diane Sawyer that aired on Monday’s Good Morning America. “I feel like maybe a couple more months and I won’t have my left hand either. It’s sobering.”

Dane, who appeared somewhat physically weak in the pre-taped conversation, already had a scary incident with his 13-year-old daughter when the former competitive swimmer and water polo player jumped into the water and realized he didn’t have the strength to swim.