Eric Dane, dead at 53

[Anonymous]

There's something about seeing someone you idolized in the past, either as a crush or "I wish I could be that person", thinking they have it all together.

And then they just become mortal, just like that.

I had a weird bump seeing someone post a wedding photo of Rebecca Gayheart with her groom, realized it was not Eric Dane (I didn't watch Grey's) but Luke Perry. And then remembering and realizing he isn't with us anymore, either. Nor is Shannen Doherty.

My new year's wish for 2026 was not to have it be 2025 again, but I guess it's just going to be 2025: the sequel.

It's absolutely humbling, and I start to see why a lot of older people just don't even want to leave their houses at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. We’ve now lost James Van der Beek, Robert Duvall, and Eric Dane all within a freaking week.

And what about Jesse Jackson? Did you forget him?

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

It's possible he didn't go public with his diagnosis when it first happened.

He disclosed in interviews that he had symptoms for a year and a half before he was diagnosed too.

It’s a diagnosis of elimination so it can take a long time before receiving the official diagnosis.
- PP whose mom died of this

[Anonymous]

Wow, why do the good ones die. So young and so HOT.

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

You are disgusting. Tragedy Vulture, ghoul.

Stfu. Don’t even speak to me on this. I’m the OP of this thread. I had no idea one could pass so quickly from ALS. I had a family member pass from ALS and it was 4-5 years after her diagnosis. It is a horrific disease and honestly I might contemplate it if I had it.

I would suspect he passed naturally, and was perhaps on hospice. But motor neuron disease is a common reason in Europe for people availing themselves of Dignitas.

RIP Erik. Nobody deserves that wretched disease.

+1 Those who remember when Dr. Kevorkian first started assisting patients with suicide - those were ALS patients.

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

It's possible he didn't go public with his diagnosis when it first happened.

He disclosed in interviews that he had symptoms for a year and a half before he was diagnosed too.

It’s a diagnosis of elimination so it can take a long time before receiving the official diagnosis.
- PP whose mom died of this

I'm sorry for your loss.

[Anonymous]

His last words said to have it released after his death 😢

[Anonymous]

Lovely man, and lovely last words to his daughters.

[Anonymous]

The "last words" interview is really powerful altho the interview, GP's husband, is bad!!

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

You are disgusting. Tragedy Vulture, ghoul.

Stfu. Don’t even speak to me on this. I’m the OP of this thread. I had no idea one could pass so quickly from ALS. I had a family member pass from ALS and it was 4-5 years after her diagnosis. It is a horrific disease and honestly I might contemplate it if I had it.

I would suspect he passed naturally, and was perhaps on hospice. But motor neuron disease is a common reason in Europe for people availing themselves of Dignitas.

RIP Erik. Nobody deserves that wretched disease.

+1 Those who remember when Dr. Kevorkian first started assisting patients with suicide - those were ALS patients.

I didn't know that, but I can understand.

[Anonymous]

This disease is so scary as don’t know how you get it, like ms. Roberta Flack also died from ALS

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It’s sad when people die.

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His last words said to have it released after his death 😢

God bless him and his family. Nobody should have to go through this.

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Anonymous wrote:This disease is so scary as don’t know how you get it, like ms. Roberta Flack also died from ALS

For about 10% of patients it’s genetic related, but for the vast majority it’s random.

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

It's possible he didn't go public with his diagnosis when it first happened.

That's what I was thinking. Or he may have blown off some symptoms and it was brewing for a while.

He did an interview with Diane Sawyer in June of 2025 around the time he announced his diagnosis. He noticed weakness in his hand and sought treatment fairly quickly, saw a hand specialist who referred him to hand specialist, who referred him to a neurologist who referred him to another neurologist who made the diagnosis.

It’s a good interview and really shows what a lovely human being he was.