Eric Dane, dead at 53

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Residuals are no longer very lucrative because of streaming, the online net worth speculations are based on known salary and guessing at expenses, and ALS requires round the clock care.

Eric Danes had other diseases before ALS: depression and addiction. He sought treatment for them repeatedly. The Last Ship paused because he was suffering a severe bout of depression. I am sure there were high costs associated with the treatment.

His dad was an alcoholic and died when Eric was 7. It was reported as an accident but widely believed to be suicide. He had sports injuries that interfered with his life and contributed to his addiction. In his first interview following his ALS diagnosis one of the things he said (paraphrasing) was that he never had a problem that other people created, that he was responsible for everything that made his life harder. He had every reason to be bitter but he was always grateful, kind and supportive of others.

He isn't here to have anything to say about the GFM, and I don't think Rebecca's boyfriend should be assumed to be responsible to provide for her daughters. I think the existence of GFM is a sign of a sick society. I don't have any judgment about those who donate or those who don't. and it feels wrong to have the anti-donation narrative in a memorial thread when quite obviously he didn't create it. Maybe we should have a general thread about celeb GFMs.

Yet it was ok to have pages and pages of vitriol against the Van Der Beeks in his memorial thread? It was overrun for like 15 pages by the anti Go Fund Me crowd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Residuals are no longer very lucrative because of streaming, the online net worth speculations are based on known salary and guessing at expenses, and ALS requires round the clock care.

Eric Danes had other diseases before ALS: depression and addiction. He sought treatment for them repeatedly. The Last Ship paused because he was suffering a severe bout of depression. I am sure there were high costs associated with the treatment.

His dad was an alcoholic and died when Eric was 7. It was reported as an accident but widely believed to be suicide. He had sports injuries that interfered with his life and contributed to his addiction. In his first interview following his ALS diagnosis one of the things he said (paraphrasing) was that he never had a problem that other people created, that he was responsible for everything that made his life harder. He had every reason to be bitter but he was always grateful, kind and supportive of others.

He isn't here to have anything to say about the GFM, and I don't think Rebecca's boyfriend should be assumed to be responsible to provide for her daughters. I think the existence of GFM is a sign of a sick society. I don't have any judgment about those who donate or those who don't. and it feels wrong to have the anti-donation narrative in a memorial thread when quite obviously he didn't create it. Maybe we should have a general thread about celeb GFMs.

Yet it was ok to have pages and pages of vitriol against the Van Der Beeks in his memorial thread? It was overrun for like 15 pages by the anti Go Fund Me crowd.

A van der beek - was less cool than Dane.
B it was all said there. What else is to say but lazy, shameless grifters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Residuals are no longer very lucrative because of streaming, the online net worth speculations are based on known salary and guessing at expenses, and ALS requires round the clock care.

Eric Danes had other diseases before ALS: depression and addiction. He sought treatment for them repeatedly. The Last Ship paused because he was suffering a severe bout of depression. I am sure there were high costs associated with the treatment.

His dad was an alcoholic and died when Eric was 7. It was reported as an accident but widely believed to be suicide. He had sports injuries that interfered with his life and contributed to his addiction. In his first interview following his ALS diagnosis one of the things he said (paraphrasing) was that he never had a problem that other people created, that he was responsible for everything that made his life harder. He had every reason to be bitter but he was always grateful, kind and supportive of others.

He isn't here to have anything to say about the GFM, and I don't think Rebecca's boyfriend should be assumed to be responsible to provide for her daughters. I think the existence of GFM is a sign of a sick society. I don't have any judgment about those who donate or those who don't. and it feels wrong to have the anti-donation narrative in a memorial thread when quite obviously he didn't create it. Maybe we should have a general thread about celeb GFMs.

Yet it was ok to have pages and pages of vitriol against the Van Der Beeks in his memorial thread? It was overrun for like 15 pages by the anti Go Fund Me crowd.

This is a thread about Eric Danes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Residuals are no longer very lucrative because of streaming, the online net worth speculations are based on known salary and guessing at expenses, and ALS requires round the clock care.

Eric Danes had other diseases before ALS: depression and addiction. He sought treatment for them repeatedly. The Last Ship paused because he was suffering a severe bout of depression. I am sure there were high costs associated with the treatment.

His dad was an alcoholic and died when Eric was 7. It was reported as an accident but widely believed to be suicide. He had sports injuries that interfered with his life and contributed to his addiction. In his first interview following his ALS diagnosis one of the things he said (paraphrasing) was that he never had a problem that other people created, that he was responsible for everything that made his life harder. He had every reason to be bitter but he was always grateful, kind and supportive of others.

He isn't here to have anything to say about the GFM, and I don't think Rebecca's boyfriend should be assumed to be responsible to provide for her daughters. I think the existence of GFM is a sign of a sick society. I don't have any judgment about those who donate or those who don't. and it feels wrong to have the anti-donation narrative in a memorial thread when quite obviously he didn't create it. Maybe we should have a general thread about celeb GFMs.

Yet it was ok to have pages and pages of vitriol against the Van Der Beeks in his memorial thread? It was overrun for like 15 pages by the anti Go Fund Me crowd.

A van der beek - was less cool than Dane.
B it was all said there. What else is to say but lazy, shameless grifters?

You can disagree with the GFM but why are they grifters. Both men died horrible deaths way too young. Nobody has to give them anything. It's an online campaign, people are free to keep scrolling. It's not like anyone is going door to door and shaking people down for money.

[Anonymous]

Come on, I'm all about respecting the dead but these are celebrities. We are only talking about them because they are famous, and their loved ones are using the celebrity to get donations. It is fair game. We can talk about it. Especially since it isn't terrible taste

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Come on, I'm all about respecting the dead but these are celebrities. We are only talking about them because they are famous, and their loved ones are using the celebrity to get donations. It is fair game. We can talk about it. Especially since it isn't terrible taste

It is in terrible taste

I meant

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible he took his life earlier? Usually life expectancy is 3-4 years from diagnosis.

It appears that he decided against a ventilator. That is what makes 3-4 years possible. But not everyone wants to have that experience of the end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible he took his life earlier? Usually life expectancy is 3-4 years from diagnosis.

It appears that he decided against a ventilator. That is what makes 3-4 years possible. But not everyone wants to have that experience of the end.

I don't think the 24/7 care he would have needed for that would have been covered by insurance. And his wife looked completely worn out. I think people start to worry about the financial and emotional impact on their families for these kinds of decisions. Yeah, he could have afforded it, but he probably wanted to preserve the bulk of his wealth for his kids. This is just speculation but honestly I don't think he would mind people discussing it. He spent the last year of his life advocating for more funding for this disease and bravely giving people a glimpse of the toll it takes. So many doctors keep insisting it's just underfunded, and that their are plenty of ideas for more research. I really hope they at least get a real treatment for ALS sometime soon. They say the only drug out there extends life by a few months, if that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible he took his life earlier? Usually life expectancy is 3-4 years from diagnosis.

It appears that he decided against a ventilator. That is what makes 3-4 years possible. But not everyone wants to have that experience of the end.

How do you know this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible he took his life earlier? Usually life expectancy is 3-4 years from diagnosis.

It appears that he decided against a ventilator. That is what makes 3-4 years possible. But not everyone wants to have that experience of the end.

I don't think the 24/7 care he would have needed for that would have been covered by insurance. And his wife looked completely worn out. I think people start to worry about the financial and emotional impact on their families for these kinds of decisions. Yeah, he could have afforded it, but he probably wanted to preserve the bulk of his wealth for his kids. This is just speculation but honestly I don't think he would mind people discussing it. He spent the last year of his life advocating for more funding for this disease and bravely giving people a glimpse of the toll it takes. So many doctors keep insisting it's just underfunded, and that their are plenty of ideas for more research. I really hope they at least get a real treatment for ALS sometime soon. They say the only drug out there extends life by a few months, if that.

+1. The GFM seemed to be started by friends and I think it’s sad to take away from the conversation about how bravely Eric Dane fought a horrible disease, and how he used his platform to raise awareness of it. RIP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is an essay by Rebecca published on December 29, 2025. It is long and worth reading. She talks about their complicated relationship, how they have handled things with their daughters, the reality of managing Eric's care, and she really paints a picture of their reality.

https://archive.ph/oOgsX

I tried to access this article but it won’t let me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible he took his life earlier? Usually life expectancy is 3-4 years from diagnosis.

It appears that he decided against a ventilator. That is what makes 3-4 years possible. But not everyone wants to have that experience of the end.

I would have thought he would try to,be around as long as possible to be with his kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible he took his life earlier? Usually life expectancy is 3-4 years from diagnosis.

It appears that he decided against a ventilator. That is what makes 3-4 years possible. But not everyone wants to have that experience of the end.

I would have thought he would try to,be around as long as possible to be with his kids.

I don't think it's as easy as that. Being on a ventilator means being dependent on 24/7 care. He would have also needed feeding tube placement since he couldn't swallow. He probably would have also needed eyegaze software to communicate due to declining speech ability. The care he would have needed was very expensive and he also may not have wanted his kids to see him decline to that level. In the end, he may not have wanted to use such expensive artificial means to prolong his life when the resulting quality of life would have been low. For the people who want it, I'm glad it's available, but it's not an easy path to walk, it's expensive, and it's not for everyone. I think he just let nature take his course. I don't blame him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible he took his life earlier? Usually life expectancy is 3-4 years from diagnosis.

It appears that he decided against a ventilator. That is what makes 3-4 years possible. But not everyone wants to have that experience of the end.

I don't think the 24/7 care he would have needed for that would have been covered by insurance. And his wife looked completely worn out. I think people start to worry about the financial and emotional impact on their families for these kinds of decisions. Yeah, he could have afforded it, but he probably wanted to preserve the bulk of his wealth for his kids. This is just speculation but honestly I don't think he would mind people discussing it. He spent the last year of his life advocating for more funding for this disease and bravely giving people a glimpse of the toll it takes. So many doctors keep insisting it's just underfunded, and that their are plenty of ideas for more research. I really hope they at least get a real treatment for ALS sometime soon. They say the only drug out there extends life by a few months, if that.

+1. The GFM seemed to be started by friends and I think it’s sad to take away from the conversation about how bravely Eric Dane fought a horrible disease, and how he used his platform to raise awareness of it. RIP.

I felt the same way about James Van Der Beek.

[Anonymous]

Eric Dane GFM is on hold while its origins are investigated:

https://apple.news/AmCodTdqdTJGAZBHCCBx-Eg